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In a Manner of Speaking: Phrases, Expressions, and Proverbs and How We Use and Misuse Them
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In a Manner of Speaking: Phrases, Expressions, and Proverbs and How We Use and Misuse ThemIn a Manner of Speaking: Phrases, Expressions, and Proverbs and How We Use and Misuse Them

What do “the whole kit and caboodle,” “the whole shebang,” “the whole megillah,” “the whole enchilada,” “the whole nine yards,” “the whole box and dice,” and “the full Monty” have in common? They’re all expressions that mean “the entire quantity,” and they’re all examples of the breadth and depth of the English-speaking world’s vocabulary.
 
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Dictionary of Proverbs and Their Origins
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Dictionary of Proverbs and Their OriginsIn Dictionary of Proverbs and Their Origins, Linda and Roger Flavell trace the origins and histories of over 400 proverbs, detailing the changes of meaning and usage that have occurred throughout each proverb's life and offering literary examples dating back over 2,000 years. Entries have been selected because they have a tale to tell and because they are pithily, even wittily phrased, offering, as Cervantes put it, "short sentences drawn from long experience."
 
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Learning English with Misterduncan (Idioms & Proverbs)
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Learning English with Misterduncan (Idioms & Proverbs)Learning English with Misterduncan (Idioms & Proverbs)

In this fully subtitled lesson, Misterduncan presents an excellent selection of idioms and proverbs which are helpful in day-to-day interactions. He is an English teacher born in the UK, who has produced numerous instructive videos for English learners and teachers.

 
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Instruction and Imagery in Proverbs 1-9
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Instruction and Imagery in Proverbs 1-9

A detailed examination of Proverbs 1-9, an early Jewish poetic work. Stuart Weeks incorporates studies of literature from ancient Egypt and from the Dead Sea scrolls, but his focus is on the background and use of certain key images in the text.
 
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A Dictionary of Proverbs
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A Dictionary of ProverbsThis unique and authoritative dictionary contains over 1,100 of the most widely used proverbs in English and uses research from the Oxford English Corpus, the world's largest language databank. This edition has been revised and fully updated and includes numerous entirely new entries. It also features expanded coverage of foreign language proverbs currently in use in English. With an emphasis on examples of usage, including the earliest written evidence of its use, this A-Z guide provides a thorough - and fascinating - history for every entry.
 
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