Idiomantics: Weird and Wonderful World of Popular Phrases (HB) ***
Philip Gooden, Peter Lewis
Idiomantics is a unique exploration of the world of idiomatic phrases. The very etymology of the word `idiom` reveals what`s so endlessly fascinating about the wide range of colourful phrases we use in everyday speech: their peculiarity. They`re peculiar both in the sense of being particular or unique to the culture from which they originate, and in the sense of being downright odd. To cite three random examples - from American English, Dutch and Italian - what on Earth are a snow job, a monkey sandwich story, and Mr Punch`s secret? Fascinating and illuminating, Idiomantics explains ideal gift for word buffs and in fact, anyone who enjoys a good yarn, this playful book looks at 12 groups of idioms around the world, looking at subjects...
ISBN: 978-1-4081-5144-0
Дата выхода: октябрь 2012
