Phraseology: Thousands of Bizarre Origins, Unexpected Connections, and Fascinating Facts about English's Best ExpressionsThe Amazing Secrets of the Phrases We Use Everyday Phraseology is the ultimate collection of everything you never knew about the wonderful phrases found in the English language. It contains information about phrase history and etymology; unusual, lost, or uncommon phrases; how phrases are formed; and more than 7,000 facts about common English phrases. Practical enough to be used as a reference book but so fun that every book lover will want to read it straight through, Phraseology contains such engrossing tidbits as:
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Phraseology: Thousands of Bizarre Origins, Unexpected Connections, and ... Barbara Kipfer No preview available - 2008 |
Phraseology: The Definitive Compendium : Thousands of Bizarre Origins ... Barbara Ann Kipfer No preview available - 2008 |
Common terms and phrases
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