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Published by Thomas Nelson Publishers, 1992
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- Title
- Why You Say It: The Fascinating Stories Behind Over 600 Everyday Words and Phrases
- Author
- Garrison, Webb B.
- Publisher
- Thomas Nelson Publishers
- Publication year
- 1992
- Condition
- Fair
- Binding
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1558531289
- ISBN 13
- 9781558531284
- Item weight
- 14 ounces
- Dimensions
- 5x1x8
The Fascinating stories behind over 600 everyday words and phrases such as...
Shindig - A veteran square dance caller will tell you that bruised shins result from the swigging feet of beginning dancers. A dance that leaves telltale marks on the lower legs of participants is a shindig.Alibi - The word is taken straight from Latin and means "elsewhere." The perfect "alibi" is to prove one was "elsewhere" when the deed was done.
And many more...
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Synopsis
This fascinating collection of anecdotes about words and phrases explains that a "bikini" was named after a Pacific island where the atomic bomb was tested because men who first saw it reacted as if it were an atom bomb - and that a person who "knows the ropes" is experienced like a sailor who mastered the complex tangle of ropes on a ship. The book contains stories behind over 600 everyday words and phrases such as...Shindig - A veteran square dance caller will tell you that bruised shins result from the swigging feet of beginning dancers. A dance that leaves telltale marks on the lower legs of participants is a shindig. Alibi - The word is taken straight from Latin and means "elsewhere." The perfect "alibi" is to prove one was "elsewhere" when the deed was done. And many more...
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