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9780192806116

The Real McCoy Why We Say the Things We Say

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  • ISBN13:

    9780192806116

  • ISBN10:

    0192806114

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2005-12-08
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press

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English is incredibly rich language, full of colorful and unusual phrases and expressions. This entertaining book illuminates the question of why we say the things we say. The Real McCoy gives the fascinating stories behind hundreds of the most interesting and commonly used idioms in the English language-from 'black sheep' to 'mad hatter' they're all here. Each phrase has been thoroughly researched to uncover its origins and the way it has been used in the past. The book includes a section focusing on idioms linked by a common theme, such as phrases coined by Shakespeare, nautical phrases, or phrases with Biblical origin. Written in a lively and approachable style,The Real McCoy includes specially commissioned cartoons to illustrate the idioms making this great book a truly entertaining look at the colorful side of the English language.

Table of Contents

Introduction 1(2)
A--Z entries
3(189)
Special panels
Animals
8(14)
Biblical expressions
22(14)
Colours
36(20)
Eating and drinking
56(12)
Foreign countries
68(36)
Legends and myths
104(18)
Nautical expressions
122(14)
Parts of the body
136(18)
Shakespeare's plays
154(8)
Sport
162(30)
Thematic index 192

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