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The Play of Words
Richard Lederer
出版
Gallery Books
, 1991-09-01
主題
Education / Reference
Reference / General
Education / General
ISBN
0671689096
9780671689094
URL
http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=fihS9mBgr5oC&hl=&source=gbs_api
註釋
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.
