The Dictionary of Modern Proverbs
- ISBN-10
- 0300136021
- ISBN-13
- 9780300136029
- Category
- Reference
- Pages
- 294
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2012-05-22
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
Description
Collects more than 1,400 English-language proverbs that arose in the 20th and 21st centuries, organized alphabetically by key words and including information on date of origin, history and meaning.
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