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A Dictionary of Proverbs

This unique and authoritative dictionary contains over 1,100 of the most widely used proverbs in English and uses research from the Oxford English Corpus, the world's largest language databank. This edition has been revised and fully updated and includes numerous entirely new entries. It also features expanded coverage of foreign language proverbs currently in use in English. With an emphasis on examples of usage, including the earliest written evidence of its use, this A-Z guideprovides a thorough - and fascinating - history for every entry. Arranged in A-Z format and with a useful thematic i
eBook, English, 2008
5th ed
OUP Oxford, Oxford, 2008
Dictionaries
1 online resource (1006 pages).
9780191580017, 0191580015
1058061015
Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Editor's Preface; Contents; Abbreviations used in the dictionary; Introduction; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Bibliography; Thematic Index
English