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Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (17th edition 2005) by John Ayto (ed.)
$45.00 AUD
Category: Writing, Language & Reference
A fully revised and updated edition of one of the world's best-loved reference books, bigger and better than ever, and with a creative and imaginative new editor. First published in 1870, Ebenezer Cobham Brewer's treasury of 'words that have a story to tell' is one of the world's best-loved referenc ...Show more
From the Horse's Mouth - Oxford Dictionary of English Idioms by John Ayto (ed.)
$34.95 AUD
Category: Writing, Language & Reference | Reading Level: near fine
Did you know that 'flavour of the month' originated in a marketing campaign in American ice-cream parlours in the 1940s, when a particular flavour would be specially promoted for a month at a time? And did you know that 'off the cuff' refers to the rather messy practice of writing impromptu notes on one ...Show more
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