The Play of Words
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- Synopsis
- Do you know the connection between the expression A HARROWING EXPERIENCE and agriculture, between BY AND LARGE and sailing, between GET YOUR GOAT and horses, or between STEAL YOUR THUNDER and show business? You probably have heard the comparisons HAPPY AS A CLAM, SMART AS A WHIP, PLEASED AS PUNCH, DEAD AS A DOORNAIL - but have you ever wondered why a clam should be happy, a whip smart, punch pleased, and a doornail dead? By playing the fifty games in this book , you'll discover the answers to these questions as well as hundreds of other semantic delights that repose in our marvelous English language.
- Copyright:
- 1990
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- ISBN-13:
- 9781439138960
- Related ISBNs:
- 9780671689094
- Publisher:
- Pocket Star Books
- Date of Addition:
- 04/06/17
- Copyrighted By:
- Lederer
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Reference, Education
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.