Dent Susie - Interesting Stories About Curious Words From Stealing Thunder To Red Herrings - Paperback

Binding: Paperback
Description: Join Susie Dent lexicographer extraordinaire and Queen of Countdown's Dictionary Corner on a curious and exceedingly interesting adventure through all the very best RED Herrings COCK AND BULL Stories and NINE - DAY Wonders in the English language. Who was Sweet Fanny Adams? What's the dramatic true story behind Stealing Thunder? Why is it Chancing YOUR ARM when you take a risk? What do bears have to do with Licking INTO Shape? Or robbers with Pulling Someone's LEG? Why are Circles Vicious? And what's so bad about a White Elephant? Nobody on earth knows more about the English language than Susie Dent Gyles Brandreth
Title: Interesting Stories About Curious Words From Stealing Thunder To Red Herrings
Author(s): Dent Susie
Publisher: John Murray Press
Barcode: 9781399811682
Pages: 432 Pages, Quarter Page B&W Illustrations For All Chapter Headings
Publication Date: 1/21/2025
Category: Lexicography