The dictionary of modern proverbs /

A volume of English-language proverbs that originated in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Entries are organized alphabetically by key words, with information about the earliest datable appearance, origin, history and meaning of each proverb.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Doyle, Charles Clay, 1943-
Other Authors: Mieder, Wolfgang, Shapiro, Fred R.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New Haven, Conn. : Yale University Press, [2012]
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Description
Summary:A volume of English-language proverbs that originated in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Entries are organized alphabetically by key words, with information about the earliest datable appearance, origin, history and meaning of each proverb.
Physical Description:xiv, 294 pages ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages [291]-294).
ISBN:9780300136029 (alk. paper)
0300136021 (alk. paper)
9780300183351 (alk. paper)
0300183356 (alk. paper)