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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... kind of target and was very early on transferred to making an attempt of any kind , knowing that one might succeed or fail . It has been so used since the sixteenth century . " But hit or miss , our project's life this shape of sense ...
... kind of target and was very early on transferred to making an attempt of any kind , knowing that one might succeed or fail . It has been so used since the sixteenth century . " But hit or miss , our project's life this shape of sense ...
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... kind . “ Disraeli poured oil and calmed the waters , " reported W. B. Baring , writing about the British statesman ( Croker Papers , 1847 ) . power behind the throne , the . An individual with so much influence on a king , president ...
... kind . “ Disraeli poured oil and calmed the waters , " reported W. B. Baring , writing about the British statesman ( Croker Papers , 1847 ) . power behind the throne , the . An individual with so much influence on a king , president ...
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... kind of challenge , as in Theodric by Thomas Campbell ( 1777–1844 ) , " Her towns , where civic independence flings The gauntlet down to senates , courts , and kings . ' See also RUN THE GAUNTLET . throw dust in someone's eyes , to . To ...
... kind of challenge , as in Theodric by Thomas Campbell ( 1777–1844 ) , " Her towns , where civic independence flings The gauntlet down to senates , courts , and kings . ' See also RUN THE GAUNTLET . throw dust in someone's eyes , to . To ...
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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