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 | #905958 in Books |  2001-07-17 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  8.30 x.70 x5.50l,.52 | File type: PDF | 256 pages

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||8 of 8 people found the following review helpful.| A reference for the hidden poetry of our language|By A. Ryan|A metaphor is "A word or phrase used figuratively." That's fine for expressions such as "dyed in the wool" or "on the blink" but what about some single words - "disaster", "absurd", "salary" -how does Robert Claiborne figure those as metaphors? Loose Cannons, Red Herrings, and Other Lost Metaphors explains it all.<| |As surprising and endearing a collection of metaphors as you are likely to come across. -- Willard R. Espy, author of An Almanac of Words at Play|About the Author|The late Robert Claiborne was a longtime edi

A colorful compendium of everyday words and phrases and where they originated.

The English language is a treasury of splendid mysteries, among them the many words and phrases whose origins we no longer know. Often the original meaning was literal, pertaining to forgotten objects or activities―such as "aftermath," which once meant the grass that sprang up after a farmer had mowed a field. With the informal scholarship and good-humored wit that ar...

You easily download any file type for your device.Loose Cannons, Red Herrings, and Other Lost Metaphors   |  Robert Claiborne.Not only was the story interesting, engaging and relatable, it also teaches lessons.

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