Have a Nice Day--no Problem!: A Dictionary of ClichésDutton, 1992 - Всего страниц: 454 Wake up and smell the coffee, language lovers! Here's the newest, biggest, most informative collection available of the most reviled of verbal formulas: the cliche. Most cliches started life as phrases so picturesque and quotable that they were quoted, over and over and over. With 3,000 cliches, this popular reference is the very "last word" on the subject. |
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... King Belshazzar , a mysterious hand appears and writes some words on the wall . Daniel is called to interpret this message and tells the king it is a sign of his coming downfall . Later that night Bel- shazzar is killed and Darius of ...
... King Belshazzar , a mysterious hand appears and writes some words on the wall . Daniel is called to interpret this message and tells the king it is a sign of his coming downfall . Later that night Bel- shazzar is killed and Darius of ...
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... king , president , or other nominal leader that he or she is the de facto leader . The idea , although certainly much older , was first expressed in this way by William Pitt in a speech in 1770 : " There is something behind the throne ...
... king , president , or other nominal leader that he or she is the de facto leader . The idea , although certainly much older , was first expressed in this way by William Pitt in a speech in 1770 : " There is something behind the throne ...
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... king is dead , long live the king !, 367 the morning after : see morning after the pits , it's , 367 there but for the grace of God go I , 367 thereby hangs a tale , 367 there's no business like show business , 367 there's no flies on ...
... king is dead , long live the king !, 367 the morning after : see morning after the pits , it's , 367 there but for the grace of God go I , 367 thereby hangs a tale , 367 there's no business like show business , 367 there's no flies on ...
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American analogy ancient Anthony Trollope appeared in John appeared in print became a cliché Bible Charles Dickens Chaucer cliché current cliché describe Dickens early nineteenth century early twentieth century eighteenth century English Eric Partridge expression appeared expression comes expression dates figuratively French George Bernard Shaw Greek heart Henry horse idea James John Lyly John Ray's Jonathan Swift late nineteenth century later literally locution meaning meant metaphor mid-nineteenth century mid-twentieth century nineteenth century nose numerous obsolescent older oneself P. G. Wodehouse person phrase play poem popular presumably proverb collection refers Roman saying seventeenth century Shakespeare simile Sir Walter Scott sixteenth century slang someone someone's survived teenth century term alludes term appears term began term comes term dates term originated term was transferred thing Thomas tion translation turn tury W. S. Gilbert William William Thackeray word writers wrote