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Heavens to Betsy!: & Other Curious Sayings

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by Charles E. Funk
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Availability:In StockContributor:Charles E. FunkPublish date:2023-06-27Pages:224
Language:EnglishPublisher:Harper PerennialISBN-13:9780060513313ISBN-10:60513314UPC:9780060513313Book Category:Language Arts & DisciplinesBook Subcategory:Linguistics, Lexicography, Translating & InterpretingBook Topic:EtymologySize:7.98 x 5.34 x 0.60 inchesWeight:0.3814Product ID:SCJK3J2M8E

He's as mad as a hatter!

Whether it's like a bump on a log or a bat out of hell, these expressions have been around forever, but we've never really known why ... until now! Finally Dr. Funk explains more than 400 droll, colorful, and sometimes pungent expressions of everyday speech. Derived from classical sources, historic events, famous literature, frontier humor, and the frailties of humankind, each of these sayings has an interesting story behind its origin.

If you've ever wondered why when you're in a hurry you are told to hold your horses, wonder no more!

Language:EnglishPublisher:Harper PerennialISBN-13:9780060513313ISBN-10:60513314UPC:9780060513313Book Category:Language Arts & DisciplinesBook Subcategory:Linguistics, Lexicography, Translating & InterpretingBook Topic:EtymologySize:7.98 x 5.34 x 0.60 inchesWeight:0.3814Product ID:SCJK3J2M8E
Funk, Charles E.: -

Charles Earle Funk was editor in chief of the Funk & Wagnalls Standard Dictionary Series. He wrote several other books on word and phrase origins, including Horsefeathers, Heavens to Betsy!, and Thereby Hangs a Tale.

Publisher: Harper Perennial

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