Interesting Stories about Curious Words: From Stealing Thunder to Red Herrings by Dent, Susie

Interesting Stories about Curious Words: From Stealing Thunder to Red Herrings

Join Susie Dent, lexicographer extraordinaire and Queen of Countdown's Dictionary Corner, on a curious and exceedingly interesting...
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Author: Susie Dent
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Interesting Stories about Curious Words: From Stealing Thunder to Red Herrings by Dent, Susie

Interesting Stories about Curious Words: From Stealing Thunder to Red Herrings

$51.74

Interesting Stories about Curious Words: From Stealing Thunder to Red Herrings

$51.74
Author: Susie Dent
Format: Paperback
Language: English

Join Susie Dent, lexicographer extraordinaire and Queen of Countdown's Dictionary Corner, on a curious and exceedingly interesting adventure through all the very best RED HERRINGS, COCK AND BULL STORIES and NINE-DAY WONDERS in the English language.

Who was SWEET FANNY ADAMS?


What's the dramatic true story behind STEALING THUNDER?


Why is it CHANCING YOUR ARM when you take a risk?


What do bears have to do with LICKING INTO SHAPE?


Or robbers with PULLING SOMEONE'S LEG?


Why are CIRCLES VICIOUS?


And, what's so bad about a WHITE ELEPHANT?

'Nobody on earth knows more about the English language than Susie Dent' Gyles Brandreth

Author: Susie Dent
Publisher: John Murray Publishers
Published: 01/21/2025
Pages: 196
Binding Type: Paperback
Size: 7.00h x 5.00w x 0.80d
ISBN: 9781399811682

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