An edition of Idiomantics
(2012)
Idiomantics
the weird and wonderful world of popular phrases
by Philip Gooden
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Idiomantics is a unique exploration of the world of idiomatic phrases. The very etymology of the word 'idiom' reveals what's so endlessly fascinating about the wide range of colourful phrases we use in everyday speech: their peculiarity. They're peculiar both in the sense of being particular or unique to the culture from which they originate, and in the sense of being downright odd. To cite three random examples - from American English, Dutch and Italian - what on Earth are a snow job, a monkey sandwich story, and Mr Punch's secret? Fascinating and illuminating, Idiomantics explains all ... The.
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Idiomantics: the weird and wonderful world of popular phrases
2012, Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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1408157438 9781408157435
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Table of Contents
Introduction
Chapter 1. Curious coves
Chapter 2. Pursuits and pastimes
Chapter 3. Corridors of power
Chapter 4. Gastronomic delights
Chapter 5. Militaria
Chapter 6. The daily grind
Chapter 7. Birds, beasts and bugs
Chapter 8. National identity
Chapter 9. World of wonder
Chapter 10. Matters spiritual
Chapter 11. Human flesh
Chapter 12. The long arm of the law
Chapter 13. Travellers' tales
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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