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Examining the origin of familiar phrases such as "currying favour", "namby-pamby", and "raining cats and dogs", this book attempts to explain what these words - perfectly obvious in the context - actually mean. The authors have previously published a first volume called "Why Do We Say That?".
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| ISBN: | 9780715394441 |
| Publisher: | David & Charles |
| Imprint: | David & Charles |
| Pub date: | 30 Nov 1989 |
| DEWEY: | 398.921 |
| DEWEY edition: | 20 |
| Language: | English |
| Number of pages: | 96 |
| Weight: | -1g |
| Height: | 216mm |
| Width: | 138mm |
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