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Flying by the Seat of Your Pants

Surprising Origins of Everyday Expressions

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<b>Let's "cut to the chase" and "make no bones about it"-this book will have you "pleased as punch." </b> Sowing your wild oats, throwing in the towel, painting the town red...Harry Oliver reveals the fascinating stories behind these and other strange turns of phrase steeped in the weird and wonderful history and traditions of everyday life. From quirky terms to street and city names and more, this book answers the questions you never thought to ask. • What ancient empire coined the phrase "green with envy"? • Who was the first person to "get someone's goat"? • Which writer first penned, "I'll eat my hat!"

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Flying by the Seat of Your Pants, Harry Oliver

Taal
Jaar van publicatie
2011
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(Paperback),
Staat van het boek
Goed
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Titel
Flying by the Seat of Your Pants
Ondertitel
Surprising Origins of Everyday Expressions
Taal
Engels
Jaar van publicatie
2011
Formaat
Paperback
Aantal pagina's
212
ISBN10
039953637X
ISBN13
9780399536373
Reeks
Aantekening
<b>Let's "cut to the chase" and "make no bones about it"-this book will have you "pleased as punch." </b> Sowing your wild oats, throwing in the towel, painting the town red...Harry Oliver reveals the fascinating stories behind these and other strange turns of phrase steeped in the weird and wonderful history and traditions of everyday life. From quirky terms to street and city names and more, this book answers the questions you never thought to ask. • What ancient empire coined the phrase "green with envy"? • Who was the first person to "get someone's goat"? • Which writer first penned, "I'll eat my hat!"