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Idiomantics: The Weird World of Popular Phrases
Author(s): Peter Lewis (Author), Philip Gooden (Author)
- Publisher: A&C Black Business Information and Development
- Publication Date: 13 Sept. 2012
- Language: English
- Print length: 256 pages
- ISBN-10: 1408151448
- ISBN-13: 9781408151440
Book Description
To cite three random examples – from American English, Dutch and Italian – what on Earth are a snow job, a monkey sandwich story, and Mr Punch’s secret? Fascinating and illuminating,
Idiomantics explains all…The ideal gift for word buffs and in fact, anyone who enjoys a good yarn, this playful book looks at 12 groups of idioms around the world, looking at subjects such as fun and games, gastronomic delights and the daily grind.
Editorial Reviews
Review
What larks! I take my hat off to them. They’ve got down to the nitty-gritty and delivered the goods.Be amazed – be very amazed. And enjoy. I did. –Gyles Brandreth
A quirky little trip into the sayings we use often,and some doozies most people have probably never heard of. –The Herald Sun, Melbourne
