A hog on ice, and other curious expressions.
By: With illus. by Tom Funk.
Edition: [1st ed.]
Publisher: Harper
Published: 1948
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 214
Subjects: English language -- Terms and phrases
Genres: Terms and phrases.
Description: A lexicographer compiles data on the origins and meanings of a treasury of more than four hundred curious sayings and expressions, from "letting the cat out of the bag" to "going on a wild-goose chase."
Notes: Bibliographic references included in the foreword.