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Dictionary of Cliches: If You Wonder about the Origins of All Those Old Saws--from First Blush to Bite the Dust--You'll Find This Book the Cat's Meow! Mass Market Paperback – December 12, 1986

by James Rogers (Author)
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    December 12, 1986
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"The best kind of reference book--one that amuses as it instructs. I fell for it hook, line, and sinker."
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IN A NUTSHELL, here's a terrific A TO Z listing of the meanings and origins of over 2,000 common or particularly interesting cliches for everyone who delights in the pleasure of words.

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The Dictionary of Cliches offers the most thorough treatment yet published of all those trite but apt sayings we use all the time but rarely stop to consider.
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Ballantine Books (December 12, 1986)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Mass Market Paperback ‏ : ‎ 384 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0345338146
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0345338143
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 6.7 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 4.16 x 0.97 x 6.85 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.4 out of 5 stars 187 ratings

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5.0 out of 5 stars Answers to why of what some people say.
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5.0 out of 5 stars I always wondered - now I know!
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2.0 out of 5 stars Not really cliches!
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