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They have a word for it : a lighthearted lexicon of untranslatable words and phrases / by Rheingold, Howard.(CARDINAL)160649;
Bibliography: pages 213-219.
Subjects: Dictionaries.; Idioms.;
Available copies: 5 / Total copies: 5
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I'm not hanging noodles on your ears : and other intriguing idioms from around the world / by Bhalla, Jag.(CARDINAL)564783; Suits, Julia.(CARDINAL)564784;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-264).As author Bhalla demonstrates, a nation's amusing, often hilarious idiomatic phrases provide a unique perspective on how different cultures perceive and describe the world.
Subjects: Idioms.;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Idiom savant : slang as it is slung / by Dunn, Jerry Camarillo.(CARDINAL)197676;
Work -- Show business -- Crime and punishment -- Sports and recreation -- Amusements and lifestyles -- A slang miscellany.
Subjects: Dictionaries.; Controlled vocabularies.; English language; Americanisms.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Chambers idioms / by Kirkpatrick, E. M.(Elizabeth McLaren)(CARDINAL)513935; Schwarz, C. M.(CARDINAL)520178;
Subjects: Dictionaries.; English language; English language;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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Idiom savant : slang as it is slung / by Dunn, Jerry Camarillo.(CARDINAL)197676;
Work -- Show business -- Crime and punishment -- Sports and recreation -- Amusements and lifestyles -- A slang miscellany.Fizzbo, roof rat, gazoonie, wallah, dead presidents, Mr. Ed, sin bin, double Chrissie, choiceamundo. If you aren't familiar with these words, you may be in the dark about what people with specialized interests are saying among themselves. In Idiom Savant, you'll find out. This colorful and altogether unique wordbook gives the slang of such different American groups as bird watchers, prison inmates, lawyers, gamblers, magicians, FBI agents, disc jockeys, firefighters, football players, sky divers, journalists, wrestlers, restaurant workers, and dozens of others. The focus of this slang is on wit - from wry to outrageous - on wordplay, and on irreverent and often downright derogatory terms for things and people.Slang terms band together those who share them and mystify outsiders. In this book, largely researched "live" on the Internet, the slang of all these subcultures has been decoded. Vastly entertaining and informative, it is a gold mine for writers who want their characters to speak authentically and for anyone intrigued by words and interested in our language and culture.
Subjects: Dictionaries.; Controlled vocabularies.; English language; Americanisms.; Slang.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Spanish idioms / by Savaiano, Eugene.(CARDINAL)524067; Winget, Lynn W.(CARDINAL)524066;
Subjects: Dictionaries.; Spanish language; English language; Spanish language; English language;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Holy cow! : doggerel, catnaps, scapegoats, foxtrots, and horse feathers--splendid animal words and phrases / by Hadleigh, Boze,author.(CARDINAL)757950;
Dogs -- Cats -- Horses -- Other mammals -- Non-mammals.We love animals but insult humans by calling them everything from weasels or pigs to sheep, mice, chickens, sharks, snakes, and bird-brains. Animal epithets, words, and phrases are so widespread we often take them for granted or remain ignorant of the fascinating stories and facts behind them. Spanning the entire animal kingdom, Holy Cow! explains: Why hot dogs are named after canines. Why people talk turkey or go cold turkey. Why curiosity killed the cat, although dogs are more curious about us. Why letting the cat out of the bag originally referred to a duped shopper. What a horse of another color is, what horsefeathers politely alludes to, why a mule is a lady's slipper, and what horseradish has to do with horses. Why the combination of humans and cows probably led to capitalism-its name from Latin for head, as in heads of cows. Why holy cow and sacred cow have almost opposite meanings. Whether people actually chewed the fat or ate crow (and why it's a crowbar). How a hog became a motorcycle and a chick a young woman. What happens to freeze the balls off a brass monkey. What buck has to do with being naked. Why the birds and the bees. Why a piggy bank and why one feeds the kitty. What lame ducks have to do with U.S. presidents. How red herring came about via activists opposed to fox hunting. Where snake oil, popular in the 1800s and rich in Omega-3 fatty acids, came from. That the proverbial fly in the ointment goes back to the Bible's Ecclesiastes (10:1). How Swiss watchmakers created teensy-weensy coaches for fleas to pull in flea circuses. And much-much!-more. Don't be a lame duck and get this book!
Subjects: Idioms.; English language; Animals;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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1000 English idioms explained : home-grown and from across the pond.
Subjects: English language; Idioms.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The jazz idiom / by Coker, Jerry.(CARDINAL)160626;
Includes bibliographical references.
Subjects: Jazz.; Improvisation (Music); Arrangement (Music); North Caroliniana.;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
On-line resources: Suggest title for digitization;
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Easy American idioms [sound recording] / by Living Language (Firm)(CARDINAL)347650;
Compact discs.
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Americanisms.; English language;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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