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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... became a Roman , as did many of his mythological compatriots . As a Greek , his name was Eros , son of Hermes and Aphrodite , the love goddess . It was as a Roman that he became Cupid , the son of Mercury and Venus , and it is as a ...
... became a Roman , as did many of his mythological compatriots . As a Greek , his name was Eros , son of Hermes and Aphrodite , the love goddess . It was as a Roman that he became Cupid , the son of Mercury and Venus , and it is as a ...
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... became any intense patriot with a brash readiness to fight . And that is how we use it today , as well . Thus the story of how a colloquial word of 114 JOHN HANCOCK religion became a swear word , and.
... became any intense patriot with a brash readiness to fight . And that is how we use it today , as well . Thus the story of how a colloquial word of 114 JOHN HANCOCK religion became a swear word , and.
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... became widely known and was discussed by many along the Atlantic coast . In Philadelphia there was a lawyer , an elderly gentleman now retired from the practice of law , who learned of Zenger's plight . His name was Andrew Hamilton ...
... became widely known and was discussed by many along the Atlantic coast . In Philadelphia there was a lawyer , an elderly gentleman now retired from the practice of law , who learned of Zenger's plight . His name was Andrew Hamilton ...
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