Facts on File Encyclopedia of Work and Phrase Origins
Publisher: Checkmark Books; Infobase Holdings, Inc.
Published: September 30, 2008
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 948
ISBN-13: 9780816069675
Subjects: Science & Technology; Juvenile Fiction; Dictionaries; English language; Etymology; Terms and phrases; Children: Young Adult (Gr. 7-9)
Description: An alphabetically arranged reference contains the definitions and origins of more than 15,000 words and expressions, including slang words, proverbs, nicknames, and phrases from literature.