✦ LIBER ✦

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs

✍ Scribed by Simpson, John Andrew; Speake, Jennifer

Book ID: 108585504
Tongue: English
Weight: 431 KB
Category: Fiction

No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.

✦ Synopsis

From Roman times to the computer age, proverbs have added spice to our language. This new edition of the Concise Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs contains over 1,000 of the best-known proverbs from around the world, including 100 new to this edition. For example, did you know that A troubleshared is a trouble halved wasn't recorded before the twentieth century? Or that A watched pot never boils first appears as late as 1848? With new proverbs from the computer world and economics, such as Garbage in, garbage out and There's no such thing as a free lunch, and popular show business phrases like The best thing in life are free, from the 1927 song, this fascinating guide provides every major proverb in use in the twentieth century, old and new. Numerous illustrative quotations provide a documentary history of each proverb from its first recorded use in written English, and earlier related forms in other languages are also provided. Plus, a new thematic index allows the reader to find proverbs dealing with particular subjects and situations as diverse as beauty and bee keeping, warfare and weather. Up-to-date and authoritative, The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs is an invaluable resource for writers, students, phraseologists, and just plain word-lovers

📜 SIMILAR VOLUMES

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Politics

✍ McLean, Iain; McMillan, Alistair 📂 Fiction 🌐 English ⚖ 606 KB

Written by a team of leading political scientists, the Oxford Dictionary of Politics contains more than 1,700 entries, including new material on topics such as NGOs, butterfly ballots, decentralisation, ethnic cleansing, and direct action. Covering political thinkers, institutions, and concepts, the

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Quotations

✍ Knowles, Elizabeth 📂 Fiction 📅 2003 🏛 Oxford University Press 🌐 English ⚖ 539 KB

Based on the highly acclaimed fifth edition of *The Oxford Concise Dictionary of Quotations*, this new edition maintains its extensive coverage of literary and historical quotations, and contains completely up-to-date material. A fascinating read and an essential reference tool, it contains over 9,0

Concise Oxford Dictionary of Archaeology

✍ Darvill, Timothy 📂 Fiction 📅 2010 🏛 Oxford University Press 🌐 English ⚖ 708 KB

This is the most wide-ranging, comprehensive, and up-to-date dictionary of archaeology available. Over 4,000 A-Z entries explain the terms encountered in academic and popular archaeological literature, in lectures, and on television. Topics covered include artifacts, techniques, terminology, people,

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Current

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Current English

✍ M., F. S. 📂 Article 📅 1929 🏛 Nature Publishing Group 🌐 English ⚖ 125 KB

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions

✍ Bowker, John 📂 Fiction 📅 2005 🏛 Oxford University Press 🌐 English ⚖ 1 MB

Abridged from the acclaimed *Oxford Dictionary of World Religions*, this is the most comprehensive and up-to-date dictionary of religion available in paperback. Written by an expert team of contributors, the volume contains over 8,200 entries, an extensive topic index, and an original and in-depth i

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists

✍ Chilvers, Ian 📂 Fiction 📅 1996 🏛 Oxford University Press 🌐 English ⚖ 766 KB

*The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists, Second Edition* is an authoritative and up-to-date guide to Western art from Ancient Greece to the present day. It offers over two thousand entries on painting, sculpture, and the graphic arts, covering not only artists and their work, but also patr