{"product_id":"jedburgh-justice-and-kentish-fire-the-origins-of-english-in-ten-phrases-and-expressions-1472113896","title":"Jedburgh Justice and Kentish Fire: The Origins of English in Ten Phrases and Expressions","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1472113896\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Jones, Paul Anthony\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDid you know that 'Jedburgh justice' is executing someone first, then giving them a trial? Or that 'Kentish fire' is applauding sarcastically to silence your opponents? From Paul Anthony Jones, author of Haggard Hawks \u0026amp; Paltry Poltroons, this is a fascinating guide to the origins and histories of 500 phrases and expressions, divided into fifty absorbing lists of ten - from 10 Phrases Derived From Places In London (like a 'Kent Street ejectment') to 10 Latin Phrases Used In English (like 'nunc est bibendum'); from 10 Shakespearean Expressions (like 'gild the lily') to 10 Phrases Taken From Comics \u0026amp; Cartoons (like 'keeping up with the Joneses'); and from 10 Phrases Taken From Songs (like 'the birds and the bees') to 10 Ways of Saying 'Wow' (like 'great Scott!'). Here you'll find the story of how a flock of geese saved a city, how an apple started an argument, where the first Gotham City was, and why the tale of an unlucky saddler proves you should never turn down the offer of a drink. There's also a terrifically funny joke about a robbery gone wrong, and a terrifically bad joke about a chimpanzee and a parrot all waiting to be uncovered.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mia Karts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51929491177760,"sku":"NEW1472113896","price":66.53,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/miakarts.com\/products\/jedburgh-justice-and-kentish-fire-the-origins-of-english-in-ten-phrases-and-expressions-1472113896","provider":"Miakarts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}