A Dictionary of Catch Phrases
- ISBN-10
- 1134929986
- ISBN-13
- 9781134929986
- Series
- A Dictionary of Catch Phrases
- Category
- Foreign Language Study
- Pages
- 412
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2003-09-02
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Author
- Eric Partridge
Description
A catch phrase is a well-known, frequently-used phrase or saying that has `caught on' or become popular over along period of time. It is often witty or philosophical and this Dictionary gathers together over 7,000 such phrases.
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