Great expressions : how our favorite words and phrases have come to mean what they mean

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Marvin Vanoni ; illustrations by Chris Demarest

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New York : Morrow, c1989

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221 p. : ill. ; 22 cm

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9780688079901 [0688079903]

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BA0679505X

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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言語:	英語
分類・件名:	LCC : PE1574 DDC : 422 LCSH : English language -- Etymology LCSH : English language -- Terms and phrases
主題:	English language--Etymology; English language--Terms and phrases

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3 図書 Dictionary of phrase and fable : giving the derivation, source, or origin of common phrases, allusions, and words that have a tale to tell Brewer, Ebenezer Cobham, 1810-1897 Sanseido	9 図書 Studies in words Lewis, C. S. (Clive Staples), 1898-1963 Cambridge University Press
4 図書 Neo-words : a dictionary of the newest and most unusual words of our times Barnhart, David K. Collier Books/Macmillan, Collier Macmillan International	10 図書 Studies in words Lewis, C. S. (Clive Staples), 1898-1963 Cambridge University Press
5 図書 Questions of English Marshall, Jeremy, McDonald, Fred Oxford University Press	11 図書 Some remarks on how words mean Green, Georgia M., 1944- Indiana University Linguistics Club
6 図書 A browser's dictionary and native's guide to the unknown American language Ciardi, John, 1916- Harper	12 図書 Empire of words : the reign of the OED Willinsky, John, 1950- Princeton University Press