A Bird in the Hand: And the Stories Behind 250 Other Common ExpressionsRecounts the origins of more than 250 common phrases used in everyday speech, providing the complete stories of how the expressions came into use. |
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... Roman general Aetius , the actual ruling authority in the West . ( By 445 , Atilla had murdered his brother to gain sole command of the kingdom . ) Then in 450 a freakish development complicated things immensely . Roman Emperor ...
... Roman general Aetius , the actual ruling authority in the West . ( By 445 , Atilla had murdered his brother to gain sole command of the kingdom . ) Then in 450 a freakish development complicated things immensely . Roman Emperor ...
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... Roman general Scipio was waiting for him with well - disciplined and rested troops . But they were no match for Hannibal ; during the next months , Hannibal won every encounter with the Romans . After the 218 B.C. defeat of the combined ...
... Roman general Scipio was waiting for him with well - disciplined and rested troops . But they were no match for Hannibal ; during the next months , Hannibal won every encounter with the Romans . After the 218 B.C. defeat of the combined ...
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... Romans had moved in and taken control . A Roman governor was now in Jerusalem , and units of the Roman army were garrisoned at strategic locations throughout the country . A Roman soldier had authority to impress any citizen into his ...
... Romans had moved in and taken control . A Roman governor was now in Jerusalem , and units of the Roman army were garrisoned at strategic locations throughout the country . A Roman soldier had authority to impress any citizen into his ...
Common terms and phrases
Aegean Sea Aesop Aladdin ancient appeared apple army arrow asked Asmodeus baby beautiful became began believed bird Bluebeard brother called century B.C. character creature dead death DRIVE LIKE JEHU enemy Epimetheus Eurystheus expression eyes father fight gave girl give goddess goose Greek Greek mythology hand heard heaven Heracles Hercules Hermes Hippomenes horse human Jehu Jesus Judas killed king known land language later lived looked Malaprop married meaning mighty monkey mountain never night Odysseus Orpheus Othello palace Penelope Persians person Philistines poem Pollyanna Procrustes Prometheus quickly Quisling River Roman Romeo Rube Goldberg Samson Scythian ship Solomon someone sometimes somewhere soon speech stone stood story strange tale tell things told took Trojan Trojan War Troy turned Uriah Heep wanted wife wish woman women word young Zeus