Great expressions
Subtitle: how our favorite words and phrases have come to mean what they mean
By: Marvin Vanoni ; illustrations by Chris Demarest.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Morrow
Published: 1989
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 221
Subjects: English language -- Etymology.; English language -- Terms and phrases.
Notes: Bibliography: p. [213]-214.
Includes index.