Red Herrings and White Elephants

Red Herrings and White Elephants

New, updated and expanded Edition

Paperback (10 Sep 2007)

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Publisher's Synopsis

Bold as brass, cold feet, cock and bull, off the cuff, red herrings and white elephants - we use these phrases every day and yet have only the vaguest idea of where many of them come from. The origins of hundreds of common phrases are explained in this book.

Book information

ISBN: 9781844544615
Publisher: Metro
Imprint: Metro
Pub date:
Edition: New, updated and expanded Edition
DEWEY: 428
DEWEY edition: 22
Language: English
Number of pages: 336
Weight: 268g
Height: 184mm
Width: 127mm
Spine width: 27mm