Phraseology: Thousands of Bizarre Origins, Unexpected Connections, and Fascinating Facts about English's Best Expressions

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From the author of 14,000 Things to Be Happy About comes the ultimate collection for English lovers! The Amazing Secrets of the Phrases We Use Everyday Phraseology is the ultimate collection of everything you never knew about the wonderful phrases found in the English language. It contains information about phrase history and etymology; unusual, lost, or uncommon phrases; how phrases are formed; and more than 7,000 facts about common English phrases. Practical enough to be used as a reference book but so fun that every book lover will want to read it straight through, Phraseology contains such engrossing tidbits as- ACROSS THE BOARD is an allusion to the board displaying the odds in a horse race ARTESIAN WELL gets its name from Artois, where such wells were first made BEST MAN originated in Scotland, where the groom kidnapped his bride with the aid of friends, including the toughest and bravest - the best man.

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Dr. Barbara Ann Kipfer (Connecticut) is the author of more than 30 books, including Word Nerd, the bestselling 14,000 Things to Be Happy About, and several Roget's Thesauruses. She is the managing editor/chief lexicographer for Dictionary.com, Thesaurus.com, and Reference.com. Barbara holds a PhD and MPhil, and lives in Connecticut.