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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... called it a cup - the demeaning mockeries , the cruel taunts , the lash of whips , the crown of thorns , and the crucifix- ion on the cross - and the cup did not pass . When we seek to describe the worst of suffering , we may speak of ...
... called it a cup - the demeaning mockeries , the cruel taunts , the lash of whips , the crown of thorns , and the crucifix- ion on the cross - and the cup did not pass . When we seek to describe the worst of suffering , we may speak of ...
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... called after its creator " the Frankenstein monster . " And now anything capable of overpowering its maker is commonly called a Frankensteinian monster , and one who makes such a monster may be known as a Frankenstein . The story of ...
... called after its creator " the Frankenstein monster . " And now anything capable of overpowering its maker is commonly called a Frankensteinian monster , and one who makes such a monster may be known as a Frankenstein . The story of ...
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... called . In the Gaelic tongue roy was the word for " red " and gillie was “ laddie " or " young man . " Thus , because of his youth and red hair , MacGregor was called " Gillie - roy , " or Gilde- roy , " a name change for which all law ...
... called . In the Gaelic tongue roy was the word for " red " and gillie was “ laddie " or " young man . " Thus , because of his youth and red hair , MacGregor was called " Gillie - roy , " or Gilde- roy , " a name change for which all law ...
Common terms and phrases
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