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A Word in your Shell-Like will be the ideal replacement or complement to that tatty old copy of Brewer's most of us have about the a modern, entertaining guide to the wonderful world of phrases, familiar and unfamiliar, a landmark publication by one of the key world authorities in English language reference. It is an entirely phrase-based book, exploring well-known phrases – catchphrases, slogans, idioms, cliches, nicknames, titles of books and films, and quotations. The articles will contain discussion of meaning, origin and usage.
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A Word in Your Shell-Like, Nigel Rees
- Language
- Released
- 2004
- Binding
- (Hardcover)
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- Subtitle
- 6,000 Curious & Everyday Phrases Explained
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Nigel Rees
- Publisher
- HarperCollins UK
- Released
- 2004
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 640
- ISBN10
- 000715593X
- ISBN13
- 9780007155934
- Series
- Rating
- 3.9 out of 5
- Description
- A Word in your Shell-Like will be the ideal replacement or complement to that tatty old copy of Brewer's most of us have about the a modern, entertaining guide to the wonderful world of phrases, familiar and unfamiliar, a landmark publication by one of the key world authorities in English language reference. It is an entirely phrase-based book, exploring well-known phrases – catchphrases, slogans, idioms, cliches, nicknames, titles of books and films, and quotations. The articles will contain discussion of meaning, origin and usage.