Spilling the Beans on the Cat's Pyjamas: Popular Expressions - What They Mean and Where We Got Them

Author(s): Judy Parkinson

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How on earth did 'with bells on' come to express enthusiasm? What do chips on shoulders have to do with inferiority complexes? And who is the face that launched a thousand ships? Did you know that 'the rule of thumb' refers to the use of the thumb to make measurements, as the first joint of the average adult thumb measures one inch? Spilling the Beans on the Cat's Pyjamas provides us with the meanings of these well-worn and much-loved phrases by putting these linguistic quirks in context, and explaining how and why they were first used. Absorbing, diverting and fascinating - as far as gift books go, Spilling the Beans really is the bee's knees!

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If you'd like to know the origins of some of our most baffling phrases, take a look at this Daily Express Provides a wealth of fascinating facts about the meaning and origin of phrases we use every day... With every page guaranteed to entertain and inform, this is really is the bee's knees when it comes to the perfect gift! Lancashire Evening Post

Judy Parkinson is a freelance writer who has authored numerous bestselling titles for Michael O'Mara Books, including I Before E (except after C) and Remember, Remember (the fifth of November).

General Fields

  • : 9781782430117
  • : Michael O'Mara Books, Limited
  • : Michael O'Mara Books, Limited
  • : 0.164
  • : February 2013
  • : 198mm X 129mm
  • : United Kingdom
  • : August 2013
  • : books

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  • : Judy Parkinson
  • : Paperback
  • : 713
  • : English
  • : 422
  • : 192