PARKINSON , JUDY: - From Hue and Cry to Humble Pie

Michael O'Mara 2000 first H/Back pictorial boards VG 179pp b/w illus in text 8 x 5.5 300g ¶ A true Pandora's Box of delights for anyone seeking the meanings or origins of hundreds of the expressions that enrich our everyday speech. Phrases include annus horribilis, the curate's egg, the bottom line, every cloud has a silver lining.