Status
Available
Call number
Collection
Publication
HarperReference (1985), Edition: 1st Harper Colophon Ed, Paperback, 224 pages
Description
He's as independent as a hog on ice! Where did expressions like this come from anyway? Now finally we'll know what "letting the cat out of the bag" or "going on a wild-goose chase" refers to. In this fun collection of more than 400 curious expressions and sayings, Dr. Funk explains the meanings that we use in everyday speech without even thinking about it. He has traced them back through the years -- in some cases centuries -- in an effort to determine their sources, to find out what the original allusions were, or at the very least, to give us his expert opinion when facts cannot be traced.
Language
Original publication date
1948
Physical description
224 p.; 7.8 inches
ISBN
0060912596 / 9780060912598
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