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020			_a9781843173656 (hbk.)
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100			_aParkinson, Judy. _936623
245	1	0	_aSpilling the beans on the cat's pyjamas : _bpopular expressions - what they mean and where we got them / _cJudy Parkinson.
260			_aLondon : _bMichael O'Mara, _c2009.
263			_a200909
300			_a192 pages _cillustrations _b21 cm
520			_aHow on earth did 'with bells on' come to express enthusiasm? Why is good health compared to a small stringed instrument? ('As fit as a fiddle.') And what do pickles have to do with quandaries? Let's not beat about the bush: despite the fact that we have all used these phrases at one time or another, and even enjoyed expressing them, they are in truth - when you take a moment to consider them - completely senseless and utterly fantastical. We all know what somebody means when they use these phrases due to our common knowledge of them, but it wouldn't be surprising if, when asked to explain them, you found that the cat had got your tongue, or you simply clammed up! Spilling the Beans on Gordon Bennett provides us with the meanings to these well-worn and much-loved phrases by putting these linguistic quirks in context, and explaining how and why they were first used. Absorbing, diverting and fascinating - as far as Christmas gifts go, Spilling the Beans really is the bee's knees!
650		0	_aEnglish language _xTerms and phrases. _936624
650		0	_aEnglish language _xTerms and phrases _xHistory. _936625
650		0	_aEnglish language _xEtymology. _936626
650		0	_aFigures of speech. _936627
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