The Wheel is Spinning but the Hamster is Dead : A Journey Around the World in Idioms, Proverbs and General Nonsense
by
Adam Sharp
Book Details
Format
Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
1398715921
ISBN-13
9781398715929
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Imprint
Seven Dials
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Sep 28th, 2023
Print length
224 Pages
Weight
276 grams
Dimensions
13.50 x 20.60 x 2.10 cms
Product Classification:
linguisticsSlang & dialect humourHumour collections & anthologies
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Know your tater trap from your sniffle herring in Sharp's journey around the world in idioms, proverbs and general nonsense - the perfect gift for Christmas
Know your tater trap from your sniffle herring in Sharp''s journey around the world in idioms, proverbs and general nonsense - the perfect gift for Christmas
''Brilliant, hilarious fun from a master wordsmith - you will LOVE this book'' Kit de Waal
''Extremely entertaining and very useful for new insults'' Russell Kane
''Utter genius'' Marian Keyes
''Brilliant'' Brian Bilston
Join wordsmith Adam Sharp as he journeys around the world in idioms, proverbs and general nonsense. Learn unusual insults from France (You are a potato with the face of a guinea pig), how to hurry someone up in the US (You''re going as slow as molasses in January) and what they call a shark in Vietnam (fat fish).
Full of fascinating, ridiculous and hilarious translations from around the world, Adam has rounded up the very best of what every corner of the globe has to offer.
Let''s get this show on the road! Or:
Let''s saddle the chickens! (German)
On with the butter! (Icelandic)
Forward with the goat! (Dutch)
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