The Facts on File dictionary of clichés
By: Christine Ammer.
Contributors: Ammer, Christine.
Series: Facts on File library of language and literature
Publisher: Facts on File
Published: 2001
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 488
Subjects: Clichés -- Dictionaries.; English language -- Usage -- Dictionaries.
Genres: Dictionaries.
Other titles: Dictionary of clichés
Description: A guide to more than 3,500 cliches explains the meanings of such phrases as "give the devil his due," and "gild the lily," and traces the history of these expressions.
Notes: Rev. ed. of: Have a nice day--no problem! c1992.
Includes index.