Phrase Fact Finder

by O'Brien, Terry
ISBN: 9788129135377
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Overview

The phrase ' raining cats and dogs' comes from Old Norse mythology and is related to Odin, the storm god;A ' red herring' is a distraction from the main issue, and comes from old fox hunting traditions;The saying ' don't count your chickens before they hatch' was first found in Aesop's writings;The phrase ' gravy train' means to doittle work for aot of pay, and originated in the 1920s.
  • Format: Trade Paperback
  • Author: O'Brien, Terry
  • ISBN: 9788129135377
  • Condition: New
  • Dimensions: 8.00 x 0.35
  • Number Of Pages: 162
  • Publication Year: 2014