Spilling the Beans on the Cat's Pyjamas

Popular Expressions - What They Mean and Where We Got Them

By:

Judy Parkinson

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Paperback / softback

Series:

I Used to Know That

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From the bestselling author of 'I before E', this light-hearted book examines some of the more unusual phrases that litter the English language. Discover how we got such phrases as 'the bee's knees', 'as keen as mustard', 'the cat got your tongue' and 'barking mad'.

Author Biography:

Judy Parkinson has worked in film and television and has written several notable biographies. She is the author of I Before E (Except After C): Old-School Ways to Remember Stuff, Remember, Remember (The Fifth of November): The History of Britain in Bite-Sized Chunks, and Spilling the Beans on the Cat's Pyjamas: Popular Expressions - What They Mean and Where We Got Them, all published by Michael O’Mara Books. She lives and works in London.

Release date NZ

April 4th, 2013

Author

Judy Parkinson

Audiences

General (US: Trade)
Professional & Vocational
Tertiary Education (US: College)

Pages

192

Series

I Used to Know That

Dimensions

130x200x10

ISBN-13

9781782430117

Product ID

20845898

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