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Why You Say It: The Fascinating Stories Behind Over 600 Everyday
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Book Title
- Why You Say It: The Fascinating Stories Behind Over 600 Everyday
- ISBN
- 9781558531284
- Publication Year
- 1992
- Type
- Dictionary
- Format
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- Publication Name
- Why You Say It: the Fascinating Stories Behind over 600 Everyday Words and Phrases
- Item Height
- 140 mm
- Publisher
- Rutledge Hill Press,U.S.
- Subject
- Writing & Reading, Education
- Item Weight
- 473 g
- Item Width
- 216 mm
- Number of Pages
- 372 Pages
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Product Information
This fascinating collection of anecdotes about words and phrases explains that a bikini was named after a Pacific island where the atomic bomb was tested because men who first saw it reacted as if it were an atom bomb - and that a person who knows the ropes is experienced like a sailor who mastered the complex tangle of ropes on a ship. The book contains stories behind over 600 everyday words and phrases such as...Shindig - A veteran square dance caller will tell you that bruised shins result from the swigging feet of beginning dancers. A dance that leaves telltale marks on the lower legs of participants is a shindig. Alibi - The word is taken straight from Latin and means elsewhere. The perfect alibi is to prove one was elsewhere when the deed was done. And many more...
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Rutledge Hill Press,U.S.
ISBN-13
9781558531284
eBay Product ID (ePID)
88503961
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
372 Pages
Publication Name
Why You Say It: the Fascinating Stories Behind over 600 Everyday Words and Phrases
Language
English
Subject
Writing & Reading, Education
Publication Year
1992
Type
Dictionary
Format
Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
140 mm
Item Weight
473 g
Item Width
216 mm
Additional Product Features
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United States
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