Author: Arnold Ringstad
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781614732358
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Explains the meaning and origin of a selection of English language idioms, using each in a sentence.

Author: Christine Ammer
Publisher: Paragon House Publishers
ISBN:
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 264

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Do you have an "eagle-eye" for a bargain? Have you ever been "hounded" by a "loan-shark" or hustled by a "pool-shark"? Have you been the victim of a "stool-pigeon" or a "rat", or the "scapegoat" for some "foxy" character's misdeeds? Expressions like these lend color and character to our everyday conversation. Many of them are so familiar that we rarely pause to wonder how or when they came into use in the language. But their origins are fascinating to discover and fun to share.

Author: Will Moses
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0399548157
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36

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Have you ever wondered how someone can be “in a pickle” when pickles are so small, or why mothers say you’re “on thin ice” even when you’re indoors? Are you perplexed that your father “brings home the bacon” but is a strict vegetarian? Will Moses has the answers, and sheds light not only on these idioms but dozens more with Raining Cats and Dogs. Using his trademark folk-art style, Moses infuses a sense of mischief and humor into these often puzzling phrases, educating readers while entertaining them.

Author: Alex Bonnin
Publisher:
ISBN: 9789811880605
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Publisher:
ISBN: 9780812484823
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :

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Author: Jackie Franza
Publisher: CompanionHouse Books
ISBN: 9781931993746
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 68

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Describes the origins and meanings to a number of animal expressions that are used in everyday language.

Author: Chris Briscoe
Publisher: Chris Briscoe Publishers
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 17

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Have you ever heard an idiom and you took it literally? Idiom - as in that phrase - for example, "It's Raining Cats and Dogs!" Well, in this story a fifth grade student called Jade is just like some guys his age who can get into a "slippery" situation when he took an idiom literally. When his mom came home, she told him that it was "raining cats and dogs" so he had to do a "raincheck" on those dogs and cats from the heaven! Which got him into a "slippery" situation but not literally.

Author: Cynthia Fitterer Klingel
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781592969036
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Explains the meaning of some common sayings.

Author: Bindia Thapar
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780143330431
Category : Animals in literature
Languages : en
Pages : 128

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If You Have Always Been Curious About Why Curiosity Killed The Cat, This Book Of Animal Sayings Lets The Cat Out Of The Bag! Did You Know That The Abovementioned Cat In The Bag Was Supposed To Be A Fat, Juicy Piglet? Or That People Looking A Gift Horse In The Mouth Were Checking How Long Its Teeth Were? Most Idioms Can Totally Fox You Take Them Literally And You May Be On A Wild Goose Chase. But Try To Find Out What They Really Mean And Where They Have Come From, And You Will End Up Having More Fun That A Barrel Of Monkeys! This Cleverly And Exuberantly Illustrated Book Introduces More Than Eighty Animal Idioms And Phrases, Arranged By Themes, From House Pets To Wild Creatures, From Birds To Insects. With Rollicking, Riotous Drawings Illustrating Each Phrase, It Tells You What The Idioms Mean As Well As The Fascinating Stories Of How, Over The Years, These Everyday Expressions Came To Mean What They Do. Curious? Go On This Entertaining Book Will Have You Making A Beeline For It, Again And Again.

Author: Collins Kids
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
ISBN: 0008720118
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 192

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Discover 100 silly sayings and peculiar phrases in this illustrated book for curious kids! What does it mean to spill the beans? Why does it rain cats and dogs? Who is the early bird and why do they catch the worm?