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Red Herrings And White Elephants :The Origins of the Phrases We Use Every Day

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Red Herrings And White Elephants

Red Herrings And White Elephants :The Origins of the Phrases We Use Every Day

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3.71 (636 Ratings by Goodreads)
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Bold as brass, cold feet, cock and bull, off the cuff, red herrings and white elephants. We use these phrases every day and yet have only the vaguest idea of where many of them come from. The origins of hundreds of common phrases are explained in this irreverent journey through the most fascinating and richest regions of the English language. Once you've read one, you'll be diving back in to look up all the others. Red Herrings is full of amazing definitions that take us all over the world, including military traditions and famous people who lent their names to describe familiar situations. From the drop of a hat to the bitter end - you'll never speak English in the same way again.
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Type Book
ISBN13 9781843581291
ISBN10 1843581299
Number Of Pages 288
Item Weight 1000 g
Publisher / Reseller John Blake Publishing Ltd
Format hardback
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Albert Jack is a writer and researcher in pop culture whose favourite phrase is doolally'. He is 39 years old and has two children.

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