DICTIONARY OF PROVERBS AND THEIR ORIGINS /
Flavell, Linda,.
DICTIONARY OF PROVERBS AND THEIR ORIGINS / Proverbs and their origins LINDA + ROGER FLAVELL. - Revised, updated and expanded edition. - vii, 273 pages : 20 cm - The Dictionary Series . - The Dictionary Series .
First published in Great Britain in 1993.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Did you know that 'if the cap fits' refers to the traditional jester's cap with bells on it - so anyone wearing such a cap could be expected to do something foolish? Or that the ancient Greeks believed that it was
camels rather than elephants that never forgot? The entries are interspersed with mini-essays on such diverse subjects as The Proverbial Cynic and When there's a R in the Month. The result is essential reading for anyone who delights in words.
9780857834034 RM 12.47 9780857833471 (Set) RM 44.88
Proverbs, English--Dictionaries.
Dictionaries.
398.903
DICTIONARY OF PROVERBS AND THEIR ORIGINS / Proverbs and their origins LINDA + ROGER FLAVELL. - Revised, updated and expanded edition. - vii, 273 pages : 20 cm - The Dictionary Series . - The Dictionary Series .
First published in Great Britain in 1993.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Did you know that 'if the cap fits' refers to the traditional jester's cap with bells on it - so anyone wearing such a cap could be expected to do something foolish? Or that the ancient Greeks believed that it was
camels rather than elephants that never forgot? The entries are interspersed with mini-essays on such diverse subjects as The Proverbial Cynic and When there's a R in the Month. The result is essential reading for anyone who delights in words.
9780857834034 RM 12.47 9780857833471 (Set) RM 44.88
Proverbs, English--Dictionaries.
Dictionaries.
398.903