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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... hands , Jesus said , " Here , Thomas , put forth your finger and touch my hands , ” and then , proba- bly pulling his robe aside , he added , “ And put your hand into my side . " Thomas did neither . Instead , standing awestruck and ...
... hands , Jesus said , " Here , Thomas , put forth your finger and touch my hands , ” and then , proba- bly pulling his robe aside , he added , “ And put your hand into my side . " Thomas did neither . Instead , standing awestruck and ...
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... hand on the reins . Then they went wild , swerving far from the appointed path . Phaethon was unable to control them ; the great chariot careened wildly across the sky , swerving erratically right and left , up and down . As the chariot ...
... hand on the reins . Then they went wild , swerving far from the appointed path . Phaethon was unable to control them ; the great chariot careened wildly across the sky , swerving erratically right and left , up and down . As the chariot ...
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... Hand - bird in the . ... " 19 Hands - clay in the potter's 42 Hands - wash ... of , 241 Handwriting on the wall , 100 Hang - by a hair , 225 Hanged - on your own gallows , 101 Hare - and the tortoise , 102 Hatched - count chickens ...
... Hand - bird in the . ... " 19 Hands - clay in the potter's 42 Hands - wash ... of , 241 Handwriting on the wall , 100 Hang - by a hair , 225 Hanged - on your own gallows , 101 Hare - and the tortoise , 102 Hatched - count chickens ...
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