| 作者 | Andrew Thompson |
|---|---|
| 出版社 | Ingram International Inc |
| 商品描述 | Hair of the Dog to Paint the Town Red: The Curious Origins of Everyday Sayings and Fun Phrases：Discoverhundredsofintriguing,entertaining,andoftenhilariousorigi |
內容簡介 Discover hundreds of intriguing, entertaining, and often hilarious origins to the English language's most curious phrases in this fascinating trivia book from best-selling author Andrew Thompson. English is filled with curious, intriguing, and bizarre phrases. This book reveals the surprising, captivating, and even hilarious origins behind four hundred of them, including: - Read Between the Lines - Cat Got Your Tongue? - Put a Sock in It - Close, but No Cigar - Bring Home the Bacon - Caught Red-Handed - Under the Weather - Raining Cats and Dogs Perfect for trivia and language lovers alike, this entertaining collection is the ultimate guide to understanding these baffling mini mysteries of the English language.
作者介紹 Andrew Thompson practices law but his obsession with finding out the truth about aspects of the world that we take for granted has led him to accumulate a vast body of knowledge that he has at last distilled into book form.
| 書名 / | Hair of the Dog to Paint the Town Red: The Curious Origins of Everyday Sayings and Fun Phrases |
|---|---|
| 作者 / | Andrew Thompson |
| 簡介 / | Hair of the Dog to Paint the Town Red: The Curious Origins of Everyday Sayings and Fun Phrases：Discoverhundredsofintriguing,entertaining,andoftenhilariousorigi |
| 出版社 / | Ingram International Inc |
| ISBN13 / | 9781612439648 |
| ISBN10 / | |
| EAN / | 9781612439648 |
| 誠品26碼 / | 2683035257007 |
| 頁數 / | 280 |
| 裝訂 / | H:精裝 |
| 語言 / | 3:英文 |
| 尺寸 / | 18x12.8x2.4 |
| 級別 / | N:無 |
| 重量(g) / | 235.9 |