The Play of Words
Book Details
Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
0671689096
ISBN-13
9780671689094
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Imprint
Gallery
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Sep 1st, 1991
Print length
288 Pages
Weight
400 grams
Dimensions
21.50 x 14.20 x 1.80 cms
Product Classification:
EducationEducation / Educational sciences / Pedagogy
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Learn the origins of popular phrases in the English language through this exciting book of games perfect for language lovers.
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?
Through the fifty games included in The Play of Words you''ll discover the answers to these questions as well as hundreds of other semantic delights that repose in our marvelous English language.
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?
Through the fifty games included in The Play of Words 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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