This Dictionary of Curious Phrases is a comprehensive updating of the author's previous authoritative work on the subject, the Guinness Book of Curious Phrases. * A guide to the original meaning of metaphorical phrases in common use* Invaluable for the general reader, speechwriter or for anyone interested in language or popular culture* Phrases explained include `kick the bucket', `scream blue murder', `a hair of the dog', `cat's pyjamas', `brass tacks' and `red herrings'* Destined to become the standard popular reference guide to the subject* Compiled by Leslie Dunkling, founder of the Names Society and author of many classic reference works.

Dictionary of Curious Phrases

Reference

DUNKLING, Leslie

Foreign Language Study & Reference

Collins

This new edition of the Collins Dictionary of Curious Phrases is an updated and revised version of Leslie Dunkling's classic work on curious and baffling phrases, now integrated fully into the subject dictionary range. It is redesigned to make it easier to use and will also contain references to internet sites where readers will be able to find out yet more about the curious phrases we use. Phrases explained include 'kick the bucket', 'scream blue murder', 'a hair of the dog', 'cat's pyjamas', 'brass tacks' and 'red herrings.'

Curious Phrases: From Blue Murder to Pass the Buck (Collins Dictionary of)

Harpercollins Pub, Ltd.

Asserts that names tell a lot about the people who give them and influence the personality of those who have them

Our Secret Names

Politics & Social Sciences

Social Sciences

Prentice Hall Direct

Twelfth Night, St Valentine's Day, Hallowe'en, Thanksgiving, Anzac Day are familiar terms though perhaps we know less about them than we think. Is Twelfth Night, for instance, the night before or the night of the twelfth day after Christmas? And what do we know of Fishin' Day, Old Man's Day, and Pig Face Sunday, to name but a few. With some 850 entries, this fascinating dictionary is guaranteed to fill the gaps in our knowledge along with the blanks in our calendars.A browser's delight,- A Dictionary of Days also fills a serious reference need as a reader's guide to named days. Shakespeare, for example, refers to many special days which are largely ignored by us now. American authors mention days unknown to British readers; British authors in their turn refer to Empire Day, Waterloo Day, Trafalgar Day, etc., all of which can present difficulties for American readers. The dictionary will also be of great help to students of English as a foreign language, since many of these days are not recorded in standard dictionaries.The entries are written in a highly readable, entertaining style, including in many cases appropriate literary quotations. The book is very much a dictionary to be read rather than merely consulted. A calendar of named days is included as an appendix.

A dictionary of days

Routledge

First published in 1990. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor &amp; Francis, an informa company.

A Dictionary of Epithets and Terms of Address

Literature & Fiction

History & Criticism

An alphabetical listing of more than ten thousand male and female first names details the origins and history, meaning, social significance, literary associations, influence, and popularity of each name

Dictionary of First Names, The New American

Gosling, William

Signet

A comprehensive reference to names in the English language lists more than ten thousand names for boys and girls, including the top fifty from 1925 to the present, complete with origins, meanings, social significance, and much more. Reissue.

The New American Dictionary of Baby Names

Parenting & Relationships

"Longman Originals" is a series of graded readers in four stages. All the stories are original - that is to say, written especially for the series. Originated from the "Longman Structural Readers", the series aims to offer a stimulating range of modern stories, including detective stories, adventure and romance. This is a stage 1 reader.

Mike's Lucky Day (Longman Originals)

Education & Teaching

Schools & Teaching

Pearson Education Limited

The Battle of Newton Road: Level 1 (Basic Vocabulary 300 Words) (Longman Structural Readers)

English as a Second Language

Penguin Longman Publishing

Six Sketches: Level 1 (Basic Vocabulary 300 Words) (Longman Structural Readers)

Addison Wesley Longman ELT Division (a Pearson Education company)

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