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Synopsis
Exlains the origins and original meanings of common metaphors and expressions from ace in the hole to zero-sum
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About the Author
The late Robert Claiborne was a longtime editor and writer and the author of a number of books on words and language.
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Loose Cannons and Red Herrings : A Book of Lost Metaphors
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Loose Cannons and Red Herrings: A Book of Lost Metaphors
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W W Norton & Co Inc, NY, 1988
ISBN 10: 0393025780
ISBN 13: 9780393025781
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Hard Cover. Dust Jacket Condition: Yes. Cloth, 254 pps. With wit and gentle scholarship, the author reveals the wonders buried in everyday speech by examining the origins of many of the words and phrases whose meanings have morphed over time. A fine, fresh copy in fine, bright, crisp dust jacket. Seller Inventory # E3080B
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Loose Cannons and Red Herrings: A Book of Lost Metaphors
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W W Norton & Co Inc, 1988
ISBN 10: 0393025780
ISBN 13: 9780393025781
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Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Loose Cannons and Red Herrings: A Book of Lost Metaphors - Claiborne explains the origins of more than a thousand lost metaphors--vivid images of people and encounters from the past that lie hidden within everyday English words and phrases. Seller Inventory # 006123