num_pages: 608
description: This new reference work draws on Oxford's unrivaled bank of online language resources to provide a wealth of fascinating and informative background detail for over 10,000 phrases and allusions used in English today. Among this plenitude are entries on African Eve, Blair Babes, Custer's LastStand, friend of Dorothy, ground zero, Oradour, Red Queen hypothesis, shoot the messenger, and Trojan horse.
language: English
title: A Concise Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
titlecomplete: A Concise Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (Oxford Quick Reference)
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publisher: Oxford University Press