Curious English words and phrases : the truth behind the expressions we use / Max Cryer.
Material type: TextPublisher: Auckland, N.Z. : Exisle Pub., 2012Description: 430 pages ; 21 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 1921966017
- 9781921966019
- 422 23
- PE1574
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 428-429).
"Have you ever wondered where terms like 'Angostura bitters' and the 'green room' come from? Or why we call some people 'lounge lizards' and others 'sugar daddies'? These are just a few of the words and phrases that language expert Max Cryer examines in this fact-filled new book. He explains where such colourful expressions come from, what they mean and how they are used. Along the way he tells a host of colourful anecdotes and dispels quite a few myths too. Did Churchill originate the phrase 'black dog'? And if 'ivory tower' can be found in the Bible, why has its meaning changed so drastically?"--Back cover.
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