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A Fine Kettle of Fish and 150 Other Animal Expressions
A Fine Kettle of Fish and 150 Other Animal Expressions Author:Michael Macrone In A Fine Kettle of FishMichael Macrone, author of five previous books on language and culture, examines the origins, meaning, and accuracy of some of the best-know expressions involving our furry and feathered friends and enemies. And if you think you're already "word wise," you're in ... more »for some surprises, such as:
*To grin like a Cheshire cat wasn't invented by Lewis Carroll
*Welsh Rabbit is not a corruption of Welsh rarebit
*To act chicken was first used by Shakespeare, in Cymbeline (1610)
*A lame duck was originally a debtor, not a politician
*A bat out of hell makes no sense at all
So read this book, and have more fun than a barrel of you-know-whats.« less