Why You Say It The Fascinating Stories Behind over 600 Everyday Words and Phrases

Name: Why You Say It The Fascinating Stories Behind over 600 Everyday Words and Phrases
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ISBN: 9781595552990

ISBN-10: 1595552995

ISBN-13: 9781595552990

Edition: 2010

Authors: Thomas Nelson Publishing Staff, Webb Garrison

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Are you at the end of your rope, wouldn't it be nice if someone would throw you an olive branch at the eleventh hour instead of passing the buck?Why You Say It explores the history of these and over six hundred other common and uncommon phrases in an intriguing and entertaining way. Have you ever wondered what rhubarb and angry mobs have in common, why we call them red-letter days, or what loaded for bear actually means? With delightful insight into how our language grows and changes Why You Say It is intellectually stimulating and easy to read.

Book details

List price: $19.99
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: Thomas Nelson Incorporated
Publication date: 3/15/2010
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 368
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.38" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.770
Language: English

Webb Garrison, formerly associate dean of Emory University and president of McKendree College,nbsp;wrote more than 55 books, including Civil War Curiosities and Civil War Trivianbsp;and Fact Book. Before his deathnbsp;in 2000, Garrison lived in Lake Junaluska, North Carolina.