The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs by John Simpson

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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs by John Simpson

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Summary

From "the more the merrier" to "there's no such thing as a free lunch", this guide contains over 1000 of the best known English proverbs. For this new edition, many new quotations have been added to illustrate the proverbs, and over 100 new proverbs are included for the first time.

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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs by John Simpson

From "the more the merrier" to "there's no such thing as a free lunch", this guide contains over 1000 of the best-known English proverbs from around the world. For this new edition, many new quotations have been added to illustrate the proverbs and over 100 new proverbs are included for the first time. A new thematic index is also included to help one find proverbs on subjects ranging from bee-keeping to stress.

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Jennifer Speake is a freelance writer. She is the editor of the Oxford Dictionary of Foreign Words and Phrases (1997) and of the Oxford Dictionary of Idioms (1999).
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ISBN 13 9780192800022
ISBN 10 0192800027
Title The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs
Author John Simpson
Series Oxford Quick Reference Ser
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Oxford University Press
Year published 1993-10-01
Number of pages 330
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