2107 Curious Word Origins, Sayings and Expressions from White Elephants to a Song & Dance

Funk, Charles Earle

ISBN 10: 0883658453 / ISBN 13: 9780883658451

Edité par Galahad Books, 1993

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• Titre: 2107 Curious Word Origins, Sayings and Expressions from White Elephants to a Song & Dance
• Éditeur: Galahad Books
• Date de parution: 1993
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 0883658453
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9780883658451
• Reliure: hardcover
• Édition: First Edition.
• État de l'article: Very Good
• État de la jaquette: Jaquette

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Book by Funk Charles Earle

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This enormous collection of almost one thousand pages contains the four previously published best-selling titles, A HOG ON ICE, THEREBY HANGS A TALE, HEAVENS TO BETSY! and HORSEFEATHERS. How did the expression "a wild gnose chase" originate? Why does the word "dunce" corne from the great philosopher, Duns Scotus? Dr. Funk has taken these and over 2000 other curious words, expressions and sayings that we use in our daily speech and traced them back through the years to find their amusing, practical and surprising origins. These sayings are derived from classical sources, historie everits, famous literature, frontier humor and the frailties of mankind : Take 40 winks Let the cat out of the bag Bark up the wrong tree Walk the chalk Have an as to grind Make hay while the sun shines Start from scratch Cry "uncle" Ride the gravy train Keep up with the Joneses Hit below the belt Go off the deep end Get cold feet Draw the line Fat one's hat Lock the barn door after the horse is stolen

Dictionaries can not find space for the draina associated with the origins of colorful words and phrases in our language. This book thoroughly and entertainingly tells. the stories of hundreds of these sayings and the circumstances that brought them into our everyday speech.