Spilling the Beans on the Cat's Pyjamas Spilling the Beans on the Cat's Pyjamas

Spilling the Beans on the Cat's Pyjamas

Popular Expressions - What They Mean and Where We Got Them

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Publisher Description

How on earth did 'with bells on' come to express enthusiasm? Why is good health compared to a small stringed instrument? ('As fit as a fiddle.') And what do pickles have to do with quandaries? Let's not beat about the bush: despite the fact that we have all used these phrases at one time or another, and even enjoyed expressing them, they are in truth - when you take a moment to consider them - completely senseless and utterly fantastical. We all know what somebody means when they use these phrases due to our common knowledge of them, but it wouldn't be surprising if, when asked to explain them, you found that the cat had got your tongue, or you simply clammed up! "Spilling the Beans on the Cat's Pyjamas" provides us with the meanings to these well-worn and much-loved phrases by putting these linguistic quirks in context, and explaining how and why they were first used.

GENRE
Professional & Technical
RELEASED
2011
17 February
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
192
Pages
PUBLISHER
Michael O Mara Books
SELLER
Michael O Mara Books LTD
SIZE
999.6
KB

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