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Seeing Red or Tickled Pink: Color Terms in Everyday Language (Plume Books for Wordwatchers)
 
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Seeing Red or Tickled Pink: Color Terms in Everyday Language (Plume Books for Wordwatchers) [Paperback]

Christine Ammer (Author)


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Plume Books for Wordwatchers November 1, 1993
A compendium of dozens of color-related idiomatic expressions--from ""feeling blue"" to ""turning green with envy""--features sections devoted to each color family and offers the meaning and origins of each expression. 10,000 first printing.
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Product Details

  • Paperback: 224 pages
  • Publisher: Plume (November 1, 1993)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0452270405
  • ISBN-13: 978-0452270404
  • Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 5.3 x 0.5 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,112,343 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Christine Ammer is a lifelong student of language. She is the author of several dozen popular reference books, on subjects ranging from classical music to women's health. In recent decades she has concentrated on language, especially colloquial expressions. She lives and looks into words in Lexington, Massachusetts.

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