Flavell, Linda,. <br/><br/>
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 .
<br/><br/> First published in Great Britain in 1993. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/> 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 <br/>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.  
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780857834034  RM 12.47 9780857833471 (Set)  RM 44.88 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Proverbs, English--Dictionaries. 
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Dictionaries.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>398.903