Picturesque Expressions: A Thematic DictionaryGale Research Company, 1985 - 770 sider |
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... explanation cannot be ascer- tained ; in any event , a more plausible explanation attributes the phrase to the loss of equilibrium anyone would experi- ence from carrying the additional weight of a brick on his head . Her husband had ...
... explanation cannot be ascer- tained ; in any event , a more plausible explanation attributes the phrase to the loss of equilibrium anyone would experi- ence from carrying the additional weight of a brick on his head . Her husband had ...
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... explanation attributes the phrase to Cesare Borgia's placing poisoned comfits in a box to be served to a visiting cardi- nal . However , Borgia's father was served from the wrong box and died . Another explanation assigns the phrase to ...
... explanation attributes the phrase to Cesare Borgia's placing poisoned comfits in a box to be served to a visiting cardi- nal . However , Borgia's father was served from the wrong box and died . Another explanation assigns the phrase to ...
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... explanation attributes the term to the fact that since the basic sta- ple of these people was corn , they be- came known as corn crackers , which was subsequently shortened to crackers . Another explanation suggests that the ex ...
... explanation attributes the term to the fact that since the basic sta- ple of these people was corn , they be- came known as corn crackers , which was subsequently shortened to crackers . Another explanation suggests that the ex ...
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19th century allusion American expression American slang expression another's Anthony Trollope applied ball became blue Briticism British expression called Charles Dickens coined colloquial common commonly connotation contexts dead describe drink early 19th century England English especially expres expression alludes expression dates expression is derived expression refers figurative sense Frederick Marryat French frequently give hand hang head heard today hence horse implies indicate John John Heywood Jonathan Swift King least literal Lord meaning ment ness night nose obsolete one's oneself onym origin P. G. Wodehouse person phrase plausible play player political popular practice pression probably proverb related term Samuel Butler Shakespeare sion Sir Walter Scott situation slang term someone someone's thing Thomas tion tive Tyburn usage usually variant verb Webster's Third William word World War II