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Author : James T. Rogers
Publisher : New York : Facts on File
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1985-01-01
Category : Anglais (Langue) - Mots et locutions
ISBN : 0816010102
Over 2,000 common or amusing cliches, their meanings and origins.
Author : Eric Partridge
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 261 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1966
Category : English language
ISBN : OCLC:355526
Author : Julia Cresswell
Publisher : Penguin Mass Market
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Clichés
ISBN : UCSC:32106012288178
This dictionary investigates the wide range of cliches throughout the history of the English language. With over 1500 sourced cliches listed, both ancient an modern, this work looks at the more informal side of the English language.
Author : Christine Ammer
Publisher : Dutton Adult
Page : 472 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : UOM:39015024893458
Gives information about some 3000 cliches and expressions in the English language.
Author : Nigel Fountain
Publisher : Michael O'Mara Books
Page : 150 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2012-09-06
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781843177968
At the end of the day, when it comes to getting your head around clichés, everybody seems to be singing from the same hymn sheet. Clichés have become such a familiar part of the English language and people's everyday speech that many are now trite, meaningless and often quite irritating. This book looks at clichés in their many forms - once useful but overworked catch phrases ('move the goal posts'), worn-out sayings ('all hands on deck'), pointless phrases used to conceal a weak argument ('to be perfectly honest'), technical terms used out of context ('collateral damage'), and many others. It shows where they came from and, with examples from people who ought to know better, why they should be avoided. Entertaining and informative, this collection of clichés really is the best thing since sliced bread . . .
Author : Anne Bertram,Richard A. Spears
Publisher : Ntc Publishing Group
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Reference
ISBN : 0844251585
Containing approxiamtely 950 proverbs and cliches used frequently in the English language, this reference is essential for anyone seeking to understand proverbs and cliches and how they function in speech and writing. Each expression is defined and illustrated by two or more realistic examples that show what each expression means, how it is used and its significance.
Author : Pentagram Design
Publisher : Chronicle Books
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2006-12-28
Category : Design
ISBN : 0811855635
Celebrated global design firm Pentagram has produced a series of signature annual documents, known as Pentagram Papers, exclusively for clients and colleagues since 1975. On the occasion of the firm's 35-year anniversary, these quirky and influential Papers are collected here together for the first time. Each Paper explores a unique and curious topic of interest to the Pentagram designersMao buttons, the Savoy ballroom, rural Australian mailboxes, and the pop architecture of Wildwood, New Jersey, have all been featured subjects. Included here are not only in-depth reproductions and detailed discussion of the Papers' origins, but also an exclusive new Paper created especially for the book and set into a tray inside its back cover.
Author : Christine Ammer
Publisher : Skyhorse
Page : 544 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2013-11-05
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9781628734591
The largest, most comprehensive, and most entertaining reference of its kind, The Dictionary of Clichés features more than four thousand unique clichés and common expressions. Author Christine Ammer explores the phrases and terms that enliven our language and uncovers expressions that have long been considered dead. With each entry, she includes a thorough definition, origin of the term, and an insightful example. Some of the clichés brought into the limelight include: • Blood is thicker than water • Monkey see, monkey do • Brass tacks • Burn the midnight oil • Change of heart • Moral fiber • By the book Whether clichés get under your skin or make you happy as a clam, The Dictionary of Clichés goes the extra mile to provide an essential resource for students, teachers, writers, and anyone with a keen interest in language. And that’s food for thought.
Author : Don Watson
Publisher : Random House Australia
Page : 480 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2011-04-01
Category : Humor
ISBN : 9781742744667
The brilliant and bestselling companion volume to Don Watson's Death Sentence The prime minister speaks of core and non-core election promises, your boss asks you to commit to an involuntary career event (you're fired), and hospitals refer to negative patient outcomes (you're dead) – How to fight back? This book is a heavy weapon against politicians, managers and all those whose words kill brain cells and sink hearts. Striking a much-needed blow for truth and clarity, here is Don Watson, author of the international bestseller Death Sentence, at his sobering, scathing and wickedly funny best.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2012-01-25
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0786467606
Catch phrases such as "shop till you drop," cliches like "life begins at forty" and idioms such as "talk the hind leg off a donkey" have long enriched the English language. Here is a collection of thousands of familiar expressions--a treasure trove of idea-starters and memory-joggers that will make for more imaginative creative writing. An advertising copywriter working on a campaign for, say, a granola-peanut product can easily find the instantly-recognizable phrase "Energy Crunch"--a clever and informative headline. Each phrase is cross-referenced by key word. Thus "raining cats and dogs," for example, appears under "cat," "dog" and "rain." In most cases, various forms of the word are listed under the root word. So under "run" you will find not only sayings that include the word "run," but those that include "running," "runneth," "runner" and "run-around."
Author : Yuri Dolgopolov
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 406 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2016-02-01
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780786459957
Covering over 10,000 idioms and collocations characterized by similarity in their wording or metaphorical idea which do not show corresponding similarity in their meanings, this dictionary presents a unique cross-section of the English language. Though it is designed specifically to assist readers in avoiding the use of inappropriate or erroneous phrases, the book can also be used as a regular phraseological dictionary providing definitions to individual idioms, cliches, and set expressions. Most phrases included in the dictionary are in active current use, making information about their meanings and usage essential to language learners at all levels of proficiency.
Author : Peggy Rosenthal,George Dardess
Publisher : William Morrow
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0688061133
Presents well-known cliches under the headings: sentiments, situations, sources, and sounds.
Author : Betty Kirkpatrick,Elizabeth McLaren Kirkpatrick
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1999-01-15
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0312198442
Contains alphabetically arranged entries that examine the origins and meanings of over 1,500 cliches.
Author : Richard Spears
Publisher : McGraw Hill Professional
Page : 1098 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2006-02-03
Category : Reference
ISBN : 0071486852
Learn the language of Nebraska . . .and 49 other states With more entries than any other reference of its kind, McGraw-Hill’s Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs shows you how American English is spoken today. You will find commonly used phrasal verbs, idiomatic expressions, proverbial expressions, and clichés. The dictionary contains more than 24,000 entries, each defined and followed by one or two example sentences. It also includes a Phrase-Finder Index with more than 60,000 entries.
Author : Jordan Almond
Publisher : Citadel Press
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0806517131
This dictionary gives the intriguing origins of hundreds of everyday words and expressions. Useful for reference and fun just for browsing, Dictionary of Word Origins is also a great way to expand vocabulary and enjoy doing it.