TITLE:
The Facts on File dictionary of cliches / Christine Ammer.
Publication Date:
2001
Publication Information:
New York : Facts on File,
Physical Description:
488 p.
Additional Contributors:
Summary:
A guide to more than 3,500 cliches explains the meanings of such phrases as "give the devil his due," and "gild the lily," and traces the history of these expressions.
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780816043569
General Note:
Meanings and Origins of more than 3,500 terms and expressions.
Revised edition of : Have a nice day-no problem! 1992.
