Concise Oxford dictionary of proverbs /

Concise Oxford dictionary of proverbs / John Simpson - 2nd ed - Oxford : Oxford University Press, 1992 - xiii,316p ; 20cm

Includes bibliographical references.

A guide to proverbs in current use, revised and expanded for this edition. Each proverb is given with its main variants, quotations showing its use over the years, definitions where the meaning is not clear, and Greek, Latin and French antecedents where they apply.

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Proverbs, American
Proverbs, English--Dictionaries
Folklore, myths & legends
Reference works
Historical & comparative linguistics