A Hog on Ice - Couverture souple

Funk, Charles E.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0060912596 ISBN 13 : 9780060912598

Editeur : Harper Paperbacks, 1985

Synopsis

From “mad as a wet hen” to “corn dodger” and “hobgoblin,” Charles Funk’s collections of curious words and expressions are a treasure trove of word origin.

Where did expressions like this come from anyway?

Now finally we’ll 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.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Charles Earle Funk was editor in chief of the Funk & Wagnalls Standard Dictionary Series. He wrote several other books on word and phrase origins, including Horsefeathers, Heavens to Betsy!, and Thereby Hangs a Tale.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Harper Paperbacks
• Date d'édition: 1985
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0060912596
• ISBN 13: 9780060912598
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 224
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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