The Facts on File Dictionary of Proverbs
- ISBN-10
- 0816066736
- ISBN-13
- 9780816066735
- Category
- Proverbs, English
- Pages
- 499
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2007
- Publisher
- Infobase Publishing
- Authors
- Martin H. Manser, Rosalind Fergusson
Description
Lists the meaning and origin of more than 1,700 traditional and contemporary English proverbs.
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