A Hog on Ice: & Other Curious Expressions - A Fun Guide to Word Origins, History, and M...
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A Hog on Ice: & Other Curious Expressions - A Fun Guide to Word Origins, History, and Meanings of 400+ English Idioms
Book Details
- Author
- Charles E. Funk
- Publisher
- William Morrow
- Format
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- Category
- Word Lists
- Condition
- New
- ISBN-13
- 9780060513290
- ISBN-10
- 0060513292
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ISBN: 0060513292
Author: Funk, Charles E.
Condition: New
From mad as a wet hen to corn dodger and hobgoblin, Charles Funks collections of curious words and expressions are a treasure trove of word origin.Where did expressions like this come from anyway?Now finally well know what letting the cat out of the bag or going on wild-goose chase refers to. In this fun collection of over 400 curious expressions and sayings, Dr. Funk explains the meanings that we use in everyday speech without even thinking about it. He has traced them back through the years-in some cases centuries-in an effort to determine their sources, to find out what the original allusions were, or, at the very least, to give us his expert opinion when facts cannot be traced.
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A Hog on Ice: & Other Curious Expressions - A Fun Guide to Word Origins, History, and Meanings of 400+ English Idioms
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