Facts On File Dictionary Of Cliches: Meanings and Origins of Thousands of Terms and Expressions

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2nd Edition 1st Edition

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Facts on File

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2011

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9781438137056

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9th Grade - College Senior

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The FACTS ON FILE DICTIONARY OF CLICHES, Third Edition is the largest, most comprehensive, and most entertaining reference of its kind. Featuring hundreds of new cliches, this updated and expanded edition explains the meanings and origins of more than 4,000 cliches and common expressions. Each entry includes the meaning of the cliche or expression, its origin and early uses, its historical development, and its present-day usage. This fully indexed and cross-referenced resource is essential for students, writers, and anyone seeking the gift of gab.
Front Cover.
Half Title Page.
Title Page.
Copyright Page.
Contents.
Dedication.
Preface to the New Edition.
Author’s Note.
1: About Face, to do an.
2: About the Size of it.
3: Absence Makes the Heart Grow Fonder.
4: Accident Waiting to Happen, an.
5: According to Hoyle.
6: AC/DC.
7: Ace in the Hole.
8: Achilles’ Heel.
9: Acid Test, the.
10: Across the Board.
11: Actions Speak Louder than Words.
12: Act Your Age.
13: Add Fuel to the Fire/Flames, to.
14: Add Insult to Injury, to.
15: A Dog’s Age.
16: A Dog’s Life.
17: Afraid of One’s own Shadow.
18: After One’s own Heart.
19: Against the Grain, to go.
20: Age before Beauty.
21: Ahead of the Curve.
22: Ahead of the Pack.
23: Aid and Abet, to.
24: Ain’t it the Truth.
25: Albatross around One’s Neck, an.
26: Alive (Live) and Kicking (Well).
27: All and Sundry.
28: All Bets are Off.
29: All Cats are Gray After Dark/at Night.
30: All Ears, to be.
31: All for Naught.
32: All Hell Breaks Loose.
33: All Intents and Purposes, for (to).
34: All in the/A Day’s Work.
35: All One’s Ducks in a Row, Get/Have.
36: All Other Things (else) Being Equal.
37: All Over but the Shouting, it’s.
38: All Over Creation.
39: All Present and Accounted for.
40: All Roads Lead to Rome.
41: All’s Fair in Love and War.
42: All Systems Go.
43: All that Glitters is not Gold.
44: All Things Considered.
45: All Things to All Men, to be.
46: All Thumbs, to be.
47: All-Time High (Low).
48: All to the Good.
49: All Wet, to be.
50: All Wool and a Yard Wide.
51: Almighty Dollar, the.
52: A Long Face, to Wear/Draw/Pull.
53: Along for the Ride, to Go/to Come/Just.
54: Alpha and Omega, the.
55: Also Ran.
56: American Dream, the.
57: An Apple a Day (Keeps the Doctor Away).
58: And then Some.
59: Another Day, Another Dollar.
60: Ante up, to.
61: Ants in One’s Pants.
62: Any Port in a Storm.
63: A-Ok.
64: A-1.
65: A Poor Thing but Mine own.
66: Apple of One’s Eye, the.
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Facts On File Dictionary Of Cliches: Meanings and Origins of Thousands of Terms and Expressions

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