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Spilling the Beans on the Cat’s Pyjamas: Popular Expressions – What They Mean and Where We Got Them

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How on earth did 'with bells on' come to express enthusiasm? And what do chips on shoulders have to do with inferiority complexes? Spilling the Beans on the Cat's Pyjamas provides us with the meanings of these well-worn and much-loved phrases by putting these linguistic quirk...

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Product ID:9781782430117
Product Form:Paperback / softback
Country of Manufacture:GB
Series:I Used to Know That
Title:Spilling the Beans on the Cat's Pyjamas
Subtitle:Popular Expressions - What They Mean and Where We Got Them
Authors:Author: Judy Parkinson
Page Count:192
Subjects:Language: history and general works, Language: history & general works, Gift books, Gift books, English
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How on earth did 'with bells on' come to express enthusiasm? And what do chips on shoulders have to do with inferiority complexes? Spilling the Beans on the Cat's Pyjamas provides us with the meanings of these well-worn and much-loved phrases by putting these linguistic quirks in context, and explaining how and why they were first used.
<p><b>How on earth did 'with bells on' come to express enthusiasm? </b><br><b>What do chips on shoulders have to do with inferiority complexes? </b><br><b>... And who is the face that launched a thousand ships? </b><br><br><i>Spilling the Beans on the Cat's Pyjamas </i>provides us with the meanings of these well-worn and much-loved phrases by putting these linguistic quirks in context, and explaining how and why they were first used. <br><br>For example, did you know that 'the rule of thumb' refers to the use of the thumb to make measurements, as the first joint of the average adult thumb measures one inch?<br><br>Absorbing, diverting and fascinating - as far as gift books go,<i> Spilling the Beans</i> really is the bee's knees!</p>
Imprint Name:Michael O'Mara Books Ltd
Publisher Name:Michael O'Mara Books Ltd
Country of Publication:GB
Publishing Date:2013-04-04