Description
Join Susie Dent on a curious and exceedingly interesting adventure through all the very best red herrings, cock and bull stories and nine-day wonders in the English language. Who was Sweet Fanny Adams? What's the dramatic true story behind stealing thunder? Why is it chancing your arm when you take a risk? What do bears have to do with licking into shape? Or robbers with pulling someone's leg? Why are circles vicious? And, what's so bad about a white elephant?
Details
  • Author: Dent, Susie
  • Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
  • Format: Hardback
  • Publication Date: 28/09/2023
  • ISBN: 9781399811675
  • B-Code: B071538
  • Illustrated:
  • Pages: 432
  • Dimensions: 216x136mm
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