TY  - BOOK
AU  - Flavell,Linda,.
AU  - Flavell,Roger
TI  - DICTIONARY OF PROVERBS AND THEIR ORIGINS  / 
T2  - The Dictionary Series
SN  - 9780857834034
U1  - 398.903 23
PY  - 2016///
CY  - London
PB  - Kyle Cathie
KW  - Proverbs, English
KW  - Dictionaries.
KW  - Dictionaries
KW  - lcgft
N1  - First published in Great Britain in 1993; Includes bibliographical references and index
N2  - 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.
ER  -