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Loose Cannons and Red Herrings

Robert Claiborne · 1989

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Reveals the wonders buried in everyday speech, vivid images of people and human encounters from the past. More than a thousand metaphors are collected here.

Book details

Year
1989
Language
English
Publisher
Ballantine Books
Editions
1
ISBN
9780345363374

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