Item #457717 Spilling the beans on the cat's pyjamas : popular expressions - what they mean and where we got them / Judy Parkinson ; illustrations by Louise Morgan. Judy Parkinson.

Spilling the beans on the cat's pyjamas : popular expressions - what they mean and where we got them / Judy Parkinson ; illustrations by Louise Morgan

2009, Revised Edition. London : Michael O'Mara. Fine copy in the original colour-printed boards. Remains well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #457717
ISBN: 1843173654

Physical description: 192 p. : ill. ; 21 cm. Notes: Previously published as: From hue and cry to humble pie: curious, bizarre and incomprehensible expressions explained, in 2000 and as: Catchphrase, slogan and cliché: the origins and meaning of our favourite expressions, in 2003. Subjects: English language - Terms and phrases. English language - Etymology. Figures of speech.

Price: €9.95

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