Flying by the Seat of Your Pants

Surprising Origins of Everyday Expressions

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Harry Oliver

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212pagine
8 ore di lettura

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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

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Pubblicato: 2011
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Titolo: Flying by the Seat of Your Pants
Sottotitolo: Surprising Origins of Everyday Expressions
Lingua: Inglese
Autori: Harry Oliver
Editore: Penguin Publishing Group
Pubblicato: 2011
Formato: In brossura
Pagine: 212
ISBN10: 039953637X
ISBN13: 9780399536373
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Saggistica Scienze sociali Sociologia
Storie vere Giornalismo d’opinione & Saggi
Saggistica Scienze sociali Antropologia
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Descrizione: <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!"