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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... brothers , Attila and Bleda , who shared the kingship . In those times , the Roman empire existed in two divisions , the ... brother to gain sole command of the kingdom . ) Then in 450 a freakish development complicated things immensely ...
... brothers , Attila and Bleda , who shared the kingship . In those times , the Roman empire existed in two divisions , the ... brother to gain sole command of the kingdom . ) Then in 450 a freakish development complicated things immensely ...
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... brothers , also lost , are concerned for the safety of their sister , and between them there is long discussion as to whether her virtue will protect her . The Attendant Spirit appears to the brothers and reports that their sister has ...
... brothers , also lost , are concerned for the safety of their sister , and between them there is long discussion as to whether her virtue will protect her . The Attendant Spirit appears to the brothers and reports that their sister has ...
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... brother of Prometheus . Prometheus had warned his brother never to accept any gift from Zeus ; but Pandora looked pretty good to him , so he took her in and made her his wife . As part of his plot , Zeus sent along with Pandora a ...
... brother of Prometheus . Prometheus had warned his brother never to accept any gift from Zeus ; but Pandora looked pretty good to him , so he took her in and made her his wife . As part of his plot , Zeus sent along with Pandora a ...
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