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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... stood before them , offering to do anything they wished . Their wish was for food , and it appeared , the very best and in enormous quantity . Now the two had a convenient way of supplying all their needs ; the friendly genie stood ...
... stood before them , offering to do anything they wished . Their wish was for food , and it appeared , the very best and in enormous quantity . Now the two had a convenient way of supplying all their needs ; the friendly genie stood ...
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... stood in Britain's governing assembly in Virginia and shouted , " Give me liberty or give me death , " and , " If this be treason , make the most of it . " Then on September 5 , 1774 , leaders of twelve of the thirteen colo- nies met in ...
... stood in Britain's governing assembly in Virginia and shouted , " Give me liberty or give me death , " and , " If this be treason , make the most of it . " Then on September 5 , 1774 , leaders of twelve of the thirteen colo- nies met in ...
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... stood between these people and the waters of the fierce North Sea were those walls they had built . These walls were diligently watched and maintained with extreme care . The smallest leak could quickly grow into a raging flood that ...
... stood between these people and the waters of the fierce North Sea were those walls they had built . These walls were diligently watched and maintained with extreme care . The smallest leak could quickly grow into a raging flood that ...
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