Flying by the seat of your pants : surprising origins of everyday expressions
題名:
Flying by the seat of your pants : surprising origins of everyday expressions
著者:
Oliver, Harry
ISBN（國際標準書號）:
9780399536373
版本:
1st American ed.
出版資訊:
New York : Penguin Group, 2011
規格:
xii, 212 p. : ill. ; 21 cm
一般附註:
Includes index
摘要:
Discusses the origin of commonly used and accepted words and phrases such as "green with envy and "ax to grind" and explains what prompted Charles Dickens to wager "I'll eat my hat."
主題:
| English language -- Idioms |
| English language -- Terms and phrases |
摘要:
Discusses the origin of commonly used and accepted words and phrases such as "green with envy and "ax to grind" and explains what prompted Charles Dickens to wager "I'll eat my hat."