A Hog on Ice
Subtitle: & Other Curious Expressions
Publisher: Collins
Published: October 1, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 224
ISBN-13: 9780060513290
Subjects: Reference; Language; Language Arts & Disciplines; Language Arts / Linguistics / Literacy; Terms and phrases; Alphabet; Language Arts & Disciplines / Reference; Etymology; English language
First sentence: It would be interesting if, through family records, I could bring an unsuspected source into view which would explain why this ex means "in a state of dire panic" or from another record determine why a stooge for an auctioneer, one who makes fictitious bids to stimulate higher bids, is called a "Peter Funk"; but, alas, no such records are known.