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"Seeing is believing when it comes to this authoritative A-Z. Find proverbs relevant to all aspects of life, look up your old favourites, and learn punchy new expressions to make your point. You can't have too much of a good thing with this entertaining and informative collection." Over 1,100 of the most widely used proverbs in English; Expanded coverage of foreign language proverbs currently in use in English; Illustrative quotations taken from the Oxford English Corpus, the world's largest language databank; Fascinating histories given for each proverb, including their earliest usage; and Includes a thematic index for quick reference.
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A Dictionary of Proverbs, AA.VV.
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- Pubblicato
- 2009
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- (In brossura)
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- Titolo
- A Dictionary of Proverbs
- Lingua
- Inglese
- Autori
- AA.VV.
- Editore
- Oxford University Press
- Pubblicato
- 2009
- Formato
- In brossura
- Pagine
- 400
- ISBN10
- 0199539537
- ISBN13
- 9780199539536
- Serie
- Categoria
- Valutazione
- 3,9 su 5
- Descrizione
- "Seeing is believing when it comes to this authoritative A-Z. Find proverbs relevant to all aspects of life, look up your old favourites, and learn punchy new expressions to make your point. You can't have too much of a good thing with this entertaining and informative collection." Over 1,100 of the most widely used proverbs in English; Expanded coverage of foreign language proverbs currently in use in English; Illustrative quotations taken from the Oxford English Corpus, the world's largest language databank; Fascinating histories given for each proverb, including their earliest usage; and Includes a thematic index for quick reference.