The Play of Words: Fun & Games for Language Lovers

The Play of Words: Fun & Games for Language Lovers image
ISBN-10:

0671689096

ISBN-13:

9780671689094

Author(s): Lederer, Richard
Edition: Original ed.
Released: Sep 01, 1991
Publisher: Pocket_Books
Format: Paperback, 288 pages
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Description:

Do you know the connection between the expression A HARROWING EXPERIENCE and agriculture, between BY AND LARGE and sailing, between GET YOUR GOAT and horses, or between STEAL YOUR THUNDER and show business? You probably have heard the comparisons HAPPY AS A CLAM, SMART AS A WHIP, PLEASED AS PUNCH, DEAD AS A DOORNAIL - but have you ever wondered why a clam should be happy, a whip smart, punch pleased, and a doornail dead? By playing the fifty games in this book , you'll discover the answers to these questions as well as hundreds of other semantic delights that repose in our marvelous English language.


























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