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Genre/Form: | quotations (texts) Quotations Terms and phrases Citations Mots et locutions |
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Document Type: | Book |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Susan Ratcliffe |
ISBN: | 9780199609123 0199609128 |
OCLC Number: | 751716064 |
Notes: | Revised edition of: Oxford dictionary of phrase, saying, and quotation. 3rd ed. 2006. Includes index. |
Description: | xxviii, 696 pages ; 21 cm |
Contents: | Preface to the Fourth Edition ; Introduction to the First Edition ; How to Use this Book ; List of Themes ; Sayings and Quotations ; Index |
Other Titles: | Treasury of sayings and quotations Sayings and quotations Sayings & quotations Oxford dictionary of phrase, saying, and quotation. |
Responsibility: | edited by Susan Ratcliffe. |
Abstract:
The perfect answer to the question 'what's been said about this?' Whether the words you seek are a quotation, a proverb, or just a colourful phrase, this fully revised and updated reference book gives explanations and origins for apt and memorable sayings of all kinds from across the centuries.
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Review from previous edition Very enjoyable and useful The Times An instant pearl for every occasion Sunday Telegraph This browser's goldmine Writing Magazine Inclusiveness, utility and fascination Booknews Read more...

