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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... sent out a messenger to ask , " Do you come in peace or for war ? " But that messenger never re- turned , and when a second one was sent , neither did he . By this time Jehu was drawing near the city , and seeing more clearly now , the ...
... sent out a messenger to ask , " Do you come in peace or for war ? " But that messenger never re- turned , and when a second one was sent , neither did he . By this time Jehu was drawing near the city , and seeing more clearly now , the ...
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... sent her to Epimetheus , that slow - witted 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 ...
... sent her to Epimetheus , that slow - witted 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 ...
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... sent Hercules to hell . That is , he sent him to the Underworld , to the dark kingdom of Pluto , from which no traveler had ever returned . The task to be performed there was indeed a difficult one . Pluto had a dog named Cerberus , a ...
... sent Hercules to hell . That is , he sent him to the Underworld , to the dark kingdom of Pluto , from which no traveler had ever returned . The task to be performed there was indeed a difficult one . Pluto had a dog named Cerberus , 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