Spilling The Beans On The Cats Pyjamas - Softcover

Parkinson, Judy

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1782430113 ISBN 13: 9781782430117

Publisher: Michael O'Mara Books Ltd, 2013

Synopsis

<p><b>How on earth did 'with bells on' come to express enthusiasm? </b><br><b>What do chips on shoulders have to do with inferiority complexes? </b><br><b>... And who is the face that launched a thousand ships? </b><br><br><i>Spilling the Beans on the Cat's Pyjamas </i>provides us with the meanings of these well-worn and much-loved phrases by putting these linguistic quirks in context, and explaining how and why they were first used. <br><br>For example, did you know that 'the rule of thumb' refers to the use of the thumb to make measurements, as the first joint of the average adult thumb measures one inch?<br><br>Absorbing, diverting and fascinating - as far as gift books go,<i> Spilling the Beans</i> really is the bee's knees!</p>

About this title

About the Author

Judy Parkinson is a freelance writer who has authored numerous bestselling titles for Michael O'Mara Books, including I Before E (except after C) and Remember, Remember (the fifth of November).

Review

If you'd like to know the origins of some of our most baffling phrases, take a look at this Daily Express Provides a wealth of fascinating facts about the meaning and origin of phrases we use every day... With every page guaranteed to entertain and inform, this is really is the bee's knees when it comes to the perfect gift! Lancashire Evening Post Reveals the origins and meanings of some of the most popular and obscure sayings we use today Daily Mirror

Edition details

• Publisher: Michael O'Mara Books Ltd
• Publication date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1782430113
• ISBN 13: 9781782430117
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 192