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A Bee in Your Bonnet?

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From the author of The Cat's Pyjamas comes another astonishing compendium of origins, customs and beliefs. Why is a police informant called a "grass"? What have the bee's knees got to do with excellence? What was the name of Lady Godiva's horse? In polite society, can you speak of the weather being cold enough to freeze the ball off a brass monkey?

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A Bee in Your Bonnet?, Ruby Brasch

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2001
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Title
A Bee in Your Bonnet?
Language
English
Released
2001
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Paperback
ISBN10
0207199949
ISBN13
9780207199943
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From the author of The Cat's Pyjamas comes another astonishing compendium of origins, customs and beliefs. Why is a police informant called a "grass"? What have the bee's knees got to do with excellence? What was the name of Lady Godiva's horse? In polite society, can you speak of the weather being cold enough to freeze the ball off a brass monkey?