Little Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs
Language: English
Published by OUP Oxford, 2009
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- Hardcover
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- Title
- Little Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs
- Author
- Elizabeth Knowles
- Publisher
- OUP Oxford
- Publication year
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- Binding
- hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0199568022
- ISBN 13
- 9780199568024
- Edition
- 1st Edition.
Drawing on Oxford's ongoing dictionary research and language monitoring, this book unearths sayings used in the English-speaking world from Asia, Africa, Middle East, and many other cultures. Together with proverbs more traditional to the English language it includes many new phrases, such as 'The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best is now' (modern saying).
Go from 'Let sleeping dogs lie' (English, late 14th century), to 'Let's be careful out there' (the catchphrase from the Hill Street Blues), from 'Poke a bush, a snake comes out' (Japanese proverb) to 'Caution is the parent of safety' (American, early 18th century), from 'Delhi is far away' (an Indian proverb deriving from the 14th century) to 'Once bitten by a snake, a man will be afraid of a piece of rope for three years' (China, 20th century). Find phrases on all aspects of life in this fascinating little book.
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