The Resource Watch your tongue : what our everyday sayings and idioms figuratively mean, Mark Abley ; illustrations by Belle Wuthrich
Watch your tongue : what our everyday sayings and idioms figuratively mean, Mark Abley ; illustrations by Belle Wuthrich
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- Summary
- "Do you ever wonder why you shouldn't have a cow but you should seize a bull by its horns? Who has the better reputation in language--cats or dogs? Do you sometimes feel that our speech is all smoke and mirrors or that our expressions simply make no sense? In Watch Your Tongue, award-winning author Mark Abley explores the phrases, idioms, and clichés of our everyday language. With wit and subtle wisdom, he unravels the mysteries of these expressions, illuminating the history, tradition and stories behind everything we say. Pulling examples from Shakespeare's plays to sports team names, ancient Rome to Twitter, Abley shares samples and anecdotes of the eccentric ways that we play with, parse, and pattern language. Why do so many companies use fruit for their brand names? What do politicians mean when they say they're going to "drain the swamp"? Why does English use chickens to signify cowardice? Abley dives into the history and psychology behind these examples and countless others, unpacking their significance (and sheer absurdity) to show how our language developed, where it is headed, and what we can learn about ourselves from it. Whimsically illustrated, easily browsable, and full of catchy sidebars, Watch Your Tongue celebrates how we amuse ourselves with words and what our sayings reveal about the way we see the world."--
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- x, 260 pages
- Note
- The struck-out word "literally" is printed before "figuratively" on the title page
- Contents
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- Raining glass
- Swan dive
- Beefcake
- Serving time
- Stealing your heart
- Scared of your own shadow
- Run down
- Shooting the breeze
- To spin a yarn
- Dark horse
- Loose lips sink ships
- Can a leopard change its spots?
- Isbn
- 9781501172281
- Label
- Watch your tongue : what our everyday sayings and idioms figuratively mean
- Title
- Watch your tongue
- Title remainder
- what our everyday sayings and idioms figuratively mean
- Statement of responsibility
- Mark Abley ; illustrations by Belle Wuthrich
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "Do you ever wonder why you shouldn't have a cow but you should seize a bull by its horns? Who has the better reputation in language--cats or dogs? Do you sometimes feel that our speech is all smoke and mirrors or that our expressions simply make no sense? In Watch Your Tongue, award-winning author Mark Abley explores the phrases, idioms, and clichés of our everyday language. With wit and subtle wisdom, he unravels the mysteries of these expressions, illuminating the history, tradition and stories behind everything we say. Pulling examples from Shakespeare's plays to sports team names, ancient Rome to Twitter, Abley shares samples and anecdotes of the eccentric ways that we play with, parse, and pattern language. Why do so many companies use fruit for their brand names? What do politicians mean when they say they're going to "drain the swamp"? Why does English use chickens to signify cowardice? Abley dives into the history and psychology behind these examples and countless others, unpacking their significance (and sheer absurdity) to show how our language developed, where it is headed, and what we can learn about ourselves from it. Whimsically illustrated, easily browsable, and full of catchy sidebars, Watch Your Tongue celebrates how we amuse ourselves with words and what our sayings reveal about the way we see the world."--
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- YDX
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- Abley, Mark
- Dewey number
- 428
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- PE1460
- LC item number
- .A28 2018
- Literary form
- non fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
- 1989-
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- Wuthrich, Belle
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- English language
- English language
- English language
- Clichés
- Figures of speech
- Clichés
- English language
- English language
- English language
- Figures of speech
- Label
- Watch your tongue : what our everyday sayings and idioms figuratively mean, Mark Abley ; illustrations by Belle Wuthrich
- Note
- The struck-out word "literally" is printed before "figuratively" on the title page
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- txt
- sti
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- Contents
- Raining glass -- Swan dive -- Beefcake -- Serving time -- Stealing your heart -- Scared of your own shadow -- Run down -- Shooting the breeze -- To spin a yarn -- Dark horse -- Loose lips sink ships -- Can a leopard change its spots?
- Control code
- on1022741455
- Dimensions
- 19 cm
- Extent
- x, 260 pages
- Isbn
- 9781501172281
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
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- Other physical details
- illustrations
- Label
- Watch your tongue : what our everyday sayings and idioms figuratively mean, Mark Abley ; illustrations by Belle Wuthrich
- Note
- The struck-out word "literally" is printed before "figuratively" on the title page
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
-
- text
- still image
- Content type code
-
- txt
- sti
- Content type MARC source
-
- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Raining glass -- Swan dive -- Beefcake -- Serving time -- Stealing your heart -- Scared of your own shadow -- Run down -- Shooting the breeze -- To spin a yarn -- Dark horse -- Loose lips sink ships -- Can a leopard change its spots?
- Control code
- on1022741455
- Dimensions
- 19 cm
- Extent
- x, 260 pages
- Isbn
- 9781501172281
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
Subject
- English language
- English language -- Idioms
- English language -- Idioms
- English language -- Social aspects
- English language -- Social aspects
- English language -- Terms and phrases
- English language -- Terms and phrases
- Figures of speech
- Figures of speech
- Terms and phrases
- Clichés
- Clichés
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