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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... night , though , she felt it , 146 MIDAS TOUCH and so it was night after night.
... night , though , she felt it , 146 MIDAS TOUCH and so it was night after night.
Page 190
... night is nearly past . Puck follows the men , and pretending in the darkness that his voice is that of Demetrius , he taunts and frustrates Lysander until , at last exhausted , he falls asleep . Now once again Puck anoints his eyelids ...
... night is nearly past . Puck follows the men , and pretending in the darkness that his voice is that of Demetrius , he taunts and frustrates Lysander until , at last exhausted , he falls asleep . Now once again Puck anoints his eyelids ...
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... night , again and again , night after night . This is made known to Horatio , who is not a believer in ghosts , but upon seeing the apparition , he is totally convinced . He tells Ham- let , believing that the ghost , thus far silent ...
... night , again and again , night after night . This is made known to Horatio , who is not a believer in ghosts , but upon seeing the apparition , he is totally convinced . He tells Ham- let , believing that the ghost , thus far silent ...
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