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"Meanings and origins of thousands of terms and expressions."--Cover.
This updated and expanded edition of a popular title explains the meanings and origins of almost 4,000 clichés and common expressions. Each entry includes the meaning of the cliché or expression, its origin and early uses, the historical development of the phrase, and its present-day usage. Hundreds of new clichés have been added, including many from the business world.
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The Facts on File Dictionary of Cliches: Meanings and Origins of Thousands of Terms and Expressions, Third Ed.
Oct 01, 2011, Facts on File, Inc.
paperback
0816083541 9780816083541
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The Facts on File dictionary of cliches
2006, Facts on File, Infobase Holdings, Inc.
in English
- 2nd ed.
081606279X 9780816062799
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The Facts on File Dictionary of Cliches: Meanings And Origins of More Than 3,500 Terms And Expressions (Writers Library)
March 30, 2006, Checkmark Books
Paperback
in English
- 2 edition
0816062803 9780816062805
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