Concise Oxford dictionary of proverbs / John Simpson

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TextPublication details: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 1992Edition: 2nd edDescription: xiii,316p ; 20cmISBN:

9780198661771
9780198661771

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Summary: 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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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Non-Circulating	ATU Dublin Road Reference	398.92103 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Library Use Only		037165

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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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