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9780816069675

The Facts on File Encyclopedia of Word and Phrase Origins

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  • ISBN13:

    9780816069675

  • ISBN10:

    0816069670

  • Edition: 4th
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2008-09-01
  • Publisher: Checkmark Books
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Summary

From the literary to the bizarre, this encyclopedia features the origins of more than 9,000 words and phrases, including slang, proverbs, animal and plant names, nicknames, historical expressions, and more.

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Excerpts

An updated encyclopedia that explores the origins of thousands of words and phrases.
Praise for the previous editions:
A feast for phrase detectives...that will enliven debates and illuminate issues.—William Safire
...diverse...highly readable...Highly recommended.—Choice
The most comprehensive single-volume reference of its kind, The Facts On File Encyclopedia of Word and Phrase Origins, Fourth Edition has been completely updated and expanded and now contains definitions and origins of more than 15,000 words and expressions. This encyclopedia features anecdotes and information on the development of a wide range of words, including slang, proverbs, animal and plant names, place names, nicknames, historical expressions, foreign language expressions, and phrases from literature. The emphasis throughout is on words and expressions whose origins are not adequately explained, or not addressed at all, in standard dictionaries. Approximately 2,500 new entries have been added to this edition, ranging from Aardsma to zounds.
Entries include:
All she wrote
Blog
I.E.D. (Improved Explosive Device)
Power breakfast
Read my lips
Rome wasn't built in a day
Soup Nazi
Spider hole
We who are about to die salute you.

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