A dictionary of English phrases :

phraseological allusions, catchwords, stereotyped modes of speech and metaphors, nicknames, sobriquets, derivations from personal names, etc., with explanations and thousands of exact references to their sources or early usage.
Bibliographic Details
Main Creator: Hyamson, Albert Montefiore, 1875-1954.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published / Created: London : New York : Routledge ; 1922.
Dutton,
Subjects:
Notes:"A few of the principal reference works consulted": p. xiii-xiv.

Physical description: ix-xvi, 365 p. ; 22 cm.

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