Lock, Stock and Barrel! Familiar Sayings and their Meanings [Hardcover]

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Publication Date: 1998

Why should getting something into "apple pie order" often lead us to struggle on to the "bitter end" to avoid letting the "cat out of the bag?" If the solution has you "cudgelling your brains" take it "straight from the horse's mouth" and discover...why we regularly resort to these and hundreds of familiar sayings.

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Product Details

Hardcover: 191 pages
Publisher: PAST TIMES; First Edition edition (1998)
Language: English
ASIN: B000RXICZ0
Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.2 x 0.8 inches
Shipping Weight: 13.4 ounces
Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #375,014 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Brilliant !! February 12, 2012

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I could find the specific origins of so many idioms including very familiar expression. And more there are too much fantastic illustrations like 'Alice in wonderland'. You will be impressed by this book !!

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