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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... alludes to coping with a cumbersome object by attaching a handle to it . However , " handle " has been used both ... allude either to getting a secure hold on a slippery problem , or to identifying it correctly by naming it . get a kick ...
... alludes to coping with a cumbersome object by attaching a handle to it . However , " handle " has been used both ... allude either to getting a secure hold on a slippery problem , or to identifying it correctly by naming it . get a kick ...
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... alludes to the green of traffic lights , signifying " go ahead , " which began to be used on railroads in the nineteenth century . Terence Rattigan , in his play , French without Tears ( 1937 ) , wrote , " We had a bottle of wine and ...
... alludes to the green of traffic lights , signifying " go ahead , " which began to be used on railroads in the nineteenth century . Terence Rattigan , in his play , French without Tears ( 1937 ) , wrote , " We had a bottle of wine and ...
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... alludes literally to money being passed under a table in some dishonest transaction , such as a bribe or cheating at cards . During Prohibition , there arose a vari- ant , under the counter , alluding to illegal liquor sales . Later ...
... alludes literally to money being passed under a table in some dishonest transaction , such as a bribe or cheating at cards . During Prohibition , there arose a vari- ant , under the counter , alluding to illegal liquor sales . Later ...
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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