Heavens to Betsy: And Other Curious Sayings - Brossura

Funk, Charles Earle

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0060513314 ISBN 13: 9780060513313

Casa editrice: Perennial, 2002

Riassunto

A treasury of information on the complexities and variety of the English language provides the historical and literary background of more than four hundred unusual terms and colorful expressions, from "a bump on a log" to "a bat out of hell." Reprint.

Su questo libro

L'autore:

Charles Earle Funk was editor in chief of the Funk & Wagnalls Standard Dictionary Series. He wrote several other books on word and phrase origins, including Horsefeathers, Heavens to Betsy!, and Thereby Hangs a Tale.

Product Description:

"He's as mad as a hatter " Whether it's like "a bump on a log" or a "bat out of hell," these expressions have been around forever, but we've never really known why ... until now Finally Dr. Funk explains more than 400 droll, colorful, and sometimes pungent expressions of everyday speech. Derived from classical sources, historic events, famous literature, frontier humor, and the frailties of humankind, each of these sayings has an interesting story behind its origin. If you've ever wondered why when you're in a hurry you are told to "hold your horses," wonder no more

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Perennial
• Data di pubblicazione: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0060513314
• ISBN 13: 9780060513313
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 224