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464 pages • first pub 1992 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780452270046
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Plume
Publication date: 30 January 1992
challenging
informative
reflective
medium-paced
Description
A comprehensive guide to three thousand cliches explains the meanings of such phrases as "give the devil his due" and "gild the lily," and traces the history of these expressions
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464 pages • first pub 1992 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780452270046
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Plume
Publication date: 30 January 1992
challenging
informative
reflective
medium-paced
Description
A comprehensive guide to three thousand cliches explains the meanings of such phrases as "give the devil his due" and "gild the lily," and traces the history of these expressions