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Black Sheep and Lame Ducks - The Origins of Even More Phrases We Use Every Day

Paperback • 2010 • English

Black Sheep and Lame Ducks - The Origins of Even More Phrases We Use Every Day

By Albert Jack

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About the book

The fun and fascinating follow-up to the international bestseller Red Herrings and White Elephants Why do people put their "skeletons in a closet," "have a hunch," "get the cold shoulder," "get dressed up to the nines," or "call a spade a spade?" These phrases are used every day, yet most people have little or no idea where most of them come from. In Black Sheep and Lame Ducks , Albert Jack takes readers on a journey through the curious- and often bizarre-origins of hundreds of their favorite...Show more

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ISBN

9780399535123

Published year

2010

Language

English

Original title

Black Sheep and Lame Ducks - The Origins of Even More Phrases We Use Every Day

Format

Paperback

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