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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... become a mechanic rather than go to college and married the girl next door . Babbitt had always wanted Ted to have a ... becoming too god - like , so God sends a mighty confusion into their midst ; suddenly they are unable to understand ...
... become a mechanic rather than go to college and married the girl next door . Babbitt had always wanted Ted to have a ... becoming too god - like , so God sends a mighty confusion into their midst ; suddenly they are unable to understand ...
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... Becoming known as the killer women , they unceremoniously murdered every man who crossed their paths and sacked ... become a breeder . To control the male population , women could have only one male baby each ; all other male babies ...
... Becoming known as the killer women , they unceremoniously murdered every man who crossed their paths and sacked ... become a breeder . To control the male population , women could have only one male baby each ; all other male babies ...
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... becomes the chief ruler for his lifetime . The council meets every third day , but no decision is ever made on the day ... become symbolic for the ideal state , the perfect society , therefore the unattain- able . To speak of an idea as ...
... becomes the chief ruler for his lifetime . The council meets every third day , but no decision is ever made on the day ... become symbolic for the ideal state , the perfect society , therefore the unattain- able . To speak of an idea as ...
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