The Facts on File Dictionary of Proverbs: Meanings and Origins of More Than 1,500 Popular Sayings

Martin H. Manser

ISBN 10: 0816046085 / ISBN 13: 9780816046089

Verlag: FACTS ON FILE PUB, 2002

Beschreibung

Zustand: Sehr gut | Sprache: Englisch | Produktart: Bücher.

Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 2216410/2

Bibliografische Details

• Titel: The Facts on File Dictionary of Proverbs: Meanings and Origins of More Than 1,500 Popular Sayings
• Verlag: FACTS ON FILE PUB
• Erscheinungsjahr: 2002
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-10: 0816046085
• ISBN-13: 9780816046089
• Einband: Softcover
• Zustand: Sehr gut

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Inhaltsangabe

This reference includes 1500 English-language proverbs that are widely recognized. Arranged alphabetically, entries give the meaning of each proverb, the date it was first recorded, variant forms of the proverb, other proverbs that are similar and opposite to it in meaning, and examples of the proverb's use. Proverbs covered include - "Absense makes the heart grow fonder", "A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush", "Every man is his own worst enemy", "It takes a village to raise a child", "Pride goes before a fall", "The leopard can't change its spots", and "Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown".

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Martin H. Manser is a reference book editor and writer with an academic background in linguistics. His previous books include The Facts On File Dictionary of Foreign Words and Phrases and The Quotable Bible for Facts On File/Checkmark Books. He lives in England.