Flying by the Seat of Your Pants

Surprising Origins of Everyday Expressions

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Harry Oliver

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212 stránok
8 hodin čítania

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<b>Let's "cut to the chase" and "make no bones about it"-this book will have you "pleased as punch." </b> Sowing your wild oats, throwing in the towel, painting the town red...Harry Oliver reveals the fascinating stories behind these and other strange turns of phrase steeped in the weird and wonderful history and traditions of everyday life. From quirky terms to street and city names and more, this book answers the questions you never thought to ask. • What ancient empire coined the phrase "green with envy"? • Who was the first person to "get someone's goat"? • Which writer first penned, "I'll eat my hat!"

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Flying by the Seat of Your Pants, Harry Oliver

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Rok vydania: 2011
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Titul: Flying by the Seat of Your Pants
Podtitul: Surprising Origins of Everyday Expressions
Jazyk: anglicky
Autori: Harry Oliver
Vydavateľ: Penguin Publishing Group
Rok vydania: 2011
Väzba: mäkká
Počet strán: 212
ISBN10: 039953637X
ISBN13: 9780399536373
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Kategórie: Náučná literatúra Kuchárky & Gastronómia
Náučná literatúra Sebarozvoj
Náučná literatúra Spoločenské vedy Jazyky
Náučná literatúra Spoločenské vedy Sociológia
Skutočné príbehy Publicistika & Eseje
Náučná literatúra Spoločenské vedy Antropológia
Štítky: Byznys, Príroda, Kuchárky, Psychologická tematika, Príručky a návody, Filozofická tematika, Umenie, Hudobná tematika, Jedlo, Vzdelávanie & školstvo, Škola, Spoločnosť, Darčeky pre ženy, Darčeky pre mužov, Lingvistika, Komedie, Komunikácia, Písanie, Kultúra, 21. storočie, Satira, Zamestnanie, Gramatika, Darčeky, Víno, Evolúcia, Abeceda, Etymológia
Anotácia: <b>Let's "cut to the chase" and "make no bones about it"-this book will have you "pleased as punch." </b> Sowing your wild oats, throwing in the towel, painting the town red...Harry Oliver reveals the fascinating stories behind these and other strange turns of phrase steeped in the weird and wonderful history and traditions of everyday life. From quirky terms to street and city names and more, this book answers the questions you never thought to ask. • What ancient empire coined the phrase "green with envy"? • Who was the first person to "get someone's goat"? • Which writer first penned, "I'll eat my hat!"