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Red herrings and white elephants : the origins of the phrases we use everyday

text Red herrings and white elephants : the origins of the phrases we use everyday

Summary

A compendium of phrases that are used every day in the English language explores their origins and evolution, encompassing such sayings as "go with the flow," "mad as a hatter," "left in the lurch," and "getting down to brass tacks."

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p. cm.
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HarperCollinsPublishers 2006

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