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.
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New Haven, Conn. :
Yale University Press,
[2012]
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| 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. |
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| 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) |