The Facts on File Dictionary of Proverbs: Meanings and Origins of More Than 1,500 Popular Sayings

Martin H. Manser

ISBN 10: 0816046085 / ISBN 13: 9780816046089

Editore: FACTS ON FILE PUB, 2002

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Zustand: Sehr gut | Sprache: Englisch | Produktart: Bücher.

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• Titolo: The Facts on File Dictionary of Proverbs: Meanings and Origins of More Than 1,500 Popular Sayings
• Editore: FACTS ON FILE PUB
• Data di pubblicazione: 2002
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0816046085
• ISBN 13: 9780816046089
• Rilegatura: Brossura
• Condizione: Sehr gut
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This reference includes 1500 English-language proverbs that are widely recognized. Arranged alphabetically, entries give the meaning of each proverb, the date it was first recorded, variant forms of the proverb, other proverbs that are similar and opposite to it in meaning, and examples of the proverb's use. Proverbs covered include - "Absense makes the heart grow fonder", "A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush", "Every man is his own worst enemy", "It takes a village to raise a child", "Pride goes before a fall", "The leopard can't change its spots", and "Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown".

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Book by Manser Martin H Fergusson Rosalind