Dictionary of Cliches | 
 enlarge | Author: James Rogers
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Category: Book
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Rating:  13 reviews
Sales Rank: 34675
Media: Mass Market Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 384
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 6.6 x 4.3 x 1.3
ISBN: 0345338146
Dewey Decimal Number: 423.1
EAN: 9780345338143
ASIN: 0345338146
Publication Date: December 12, 1986
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"The best kind of reference book--one that amuses as it instructs. I fell for it hook, line, and sinker."
CLEVELAND PLAIN DEALERR
IN A NUTSHELL, here's a terrific A TO Z listing of the meanings and origins of over 2,000 common or particularly interesting cliches for everyone who delights in the pleasure of words.
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 Absolutely a must August 13, 2006
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
This books provides the best collection of cliches ever.
With some historical background for eac cliches, it's enjoyable as a book.
If you're a writer or do speeches or presentations PERFECT July 31, 2006
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Love the opening when it says not to beat around the bush or hedge the bet, this is a must-read for every Tom, Dick and Harry under the Sun-- by PEOPLE magazine. Origins of almost every phrase you've ever heard. It's the cat's meow. I'm a writer of books and articles and it is one of half dozen books I keep on the desk, not the shelves-- Great when you want to ROCK THE BOAT or are afraid to RISK LIFE AND LIMB -- fun for using when coming up with a title for an article or when you've got writer's block. Even if you're rolling in the money you need to roll with the punches and get the show on the road....gives the origin, derivation and a sentence as to how the phrase is used . Compact little book 370 pages packed with hundred-- maybe thousands of phrases...don't miss it.
Good Book of Cliches!! June 6, 2006
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
It has a lot of cliches listed but not enough for me though. But I still enjoy flipping through it.
You'll be filled to the brim with knowledge. June 17, 2004
22 out of 23 found this review helpful
This informative, well-researched and amusing reference explains the meaning, origin and subsequent usage of over 2000 cliches, sayings and expressions made familiar through their continued, and sometimes exaggerated, use. It's a wonderful resource for writers, researchers and editors, for trivia enthusiasts, and for people who just love words, language and slang.
Each entry in this comprehensive collection is presented in a paragraph-length format, and is written in a clear, concise and humorous style that invites browsing, but is also appropriate for easy consultations, for which an index of cross-references is also included. Here you'll find the well known "head over heels," "fit as a fiddle" and "right as rain" and also the not so common "eager for the fray" and "Simon pure."
Although not all the cliches ever used are contained in this volume, it is by far the most complete compilation of its kind available on the market today.
Overall, this book is a delightful trip of exploration and discovery into the treasury of our language's most colorful remarks.
--Reviewed by Maritza Volmar
 Disappointing October 14, 2002
11 out of 14 found this review helpful
The first cliche I looked up wasn't even in the book. I have now started making a list on the back cover of the cliches NOT in the book. What a waste of time and effort. If you're buying this book used, check the back cover!I'm now shopping for a replacement.
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