Dictionary of Catch PhrasesA catch phrase is a well-known, frequently-used phrase or saying that has `caught on' or become popular over along period of time. It is often witty or philosophical and this Dictionary gathers together over 7,000 such phrases. |
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User Review - languagehat - LibraryThingA product of old age, this isn't Partridge at his best (it's "here come de judge," not "there come...," Eric), but full of good stories and obscure allusions (especially helpful for Yanks who didn't grow up with ITMA) Read full review
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A Dictionary of Catch Phrases, British and American, from the Sixteenth ... Eric Partridge No preview available - 1977 |
A Dictionary of Catch Phrases: British and American, from the Sixteenth ... Eric Partridge No preview available - 1986 |
Common terms and phrases
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Dictionary of Catch Phrases |
| Author | Eric Partridge |
| Publisher | Scarborough House, 1992 |
| ISBN | 1461660408, 9781461660408 |
| Length | 408 pages |
| Subjects | › Social Science / Reference |
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