Andrew Thompson

Gebundenes Buch

Hair of the Dog to Paint the Town Red

The Curious Origins of Everyday Sayings and Fun Phrases

Beschreibung

Discover hundreds of intriguing, entertaining, and often hilarious origins to the English language's most curious phrases in this fascinating trivia book from best-selling author Andrew Thompson. > • Read Between the Lines • Cat Got Your Tongue? • Put a Sock in It • Close, but No Cigar • Bring Home the Bacon • Caught Red-Handed • Under the Weather > Perfect for trivia and language lovers alike, this entertaining collection is the ultimate guide to understanding these baffling mini mysteries of the English language.

Autor

Andrew Thompson practices law but his obsession with finding out the truth about aspects of the world that we take for granted has led him to accumulate a vast body of knowledge that he has at last distilled into book form.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Ulysses Press
• Special ed.
• Seitenzahl: 280
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. Oktober 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 180mm x 128mm x 24mm
• Gewicht: 286g
• ISBN-13: 9781612439648
• ISBN-10: 1612439640
• Artikelnr.: 73261796