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The Dictionary of Clichés
The largest, most comprehensive, and most entertaining reference of its kind, The Dictionary of Clichés features more than four thousand unique clichés and common expressions. Author Christine Ammer explores the phrases and terms that enliven our language and uncovers expressions that have long been considered dead. With each entry, she includes a thorough definition, origin of the term, and an insightful example. Some of the clichés brought into the limelight include: • Blood is thicker than water • Monkey see, monkey do • Brass tacks • Burn the midnight oil • Change of heart • Moral fiber • By the book Whether clichés get under your skin or make you happy as a clam, The Dictionary of Clichés goes the extra mile to provide an essential resource for students, teachers, writers, and anyone with a keen interest in language. And that’s food for thought.
The Penguin Dictionary of Clichés
This dictionary investigates the wide range of cliches throughout the history of the English language. With over 1500 sourced cliches listed, both ancient an modern, this work looks at the more informal side of the English language.
Dictionary of Cliches
A collection of over 1300 commonly used cliches. This dictionary outlines the meaning of each expression, its origins and the reason for its creation. Cliches include: similes, cool as a cucumber; quotations; doublets, odds and ends; and catchphrases, how to win friends and influence people.
Usual Suspects and Other Cliches
Clicheacute;s have never been flavour of the month with school teachers, editors or literary connoisseurs, and are potential banana skins for journalists and students. For most of us, preventing these old-hat expressions from punctuating our everyday conversations and writing is more easily said than done. Browsing through the entries, the reader will become aware of the myriad types of clicheacute;, including simile (cool as a cucumber), quotation (damn with faint praise (Epistle to Doctor Arbuthnot, Alexander Pope)), doublet (odds and ends), and catchphrase (how to win friends and influence people). Betty Kirkpatrick once again spills the beans on over 1,500 of the most commonly used clicheacute;s. It is up to the reader to decide whether the use of clicheacute; is flogging a dead horse, or exploiting a valuable means of cutting a long story short.
Have a Nice Day--no Problem!
Gives information about some 3000 cliches and expressions in the English language.
The Cat's Pyjamas
A fascinating, thematic exploration of clichés from as the actress said to the bishop to zero hour, explaining what they are and where they’ve come from. Julia Cresswell has taken her best-selling dictionary of clichés (‘Sumptuous... A mine of information.’ Guardian) back to the drawing board and has created a book, packed with famous (and infamous) quotations and memorable information, that will change the way you see English.
Football Clichés
'A must-have' - The Telegraph 'Book of the Week' - The Independent 'Hilarious' - Sport Magazine From the host of the Football Clichés podcast comes the hilarious and ever-relevant debut book. In what other context do football fans use the words 'aplomb' or 'derisory'? Why don't we use 'rifle' as a verb on the other six days of the week? Why do aggrieved midfielders feel the instinctive need to make a giant ball-shaped gesture with both hands after a mistimed tackle is punished? The more football Adam Hurrey watched, the more he began to spot the recurring mannerisms, behaviours, opinions and iconography that were mindlessly repeated in the football media. Some clichés are ridiculous, some are quaintly outdated, some have survived through their sheer indisputability. Here, featuring gloriously pseudo-scientific diagrams and the inimitable writing style that made footballcliches.com a smash hit, they are covered in all their glory. And if you love this, Adam Hurrey's new follow-up book, Extra Time Beckons, Penalties Loom, is out this September.
Clichés
Entertaining and informative, this collection of clichés really is the best thing since sliced bread ...
Annoying English Cliches
This is a compilation of the most annoying English cliches around today; those expressions that you hear time and time again and that make you cringe with irritation when you do hear them, but which - even more annoyingly! - you find yourself using out of sheer habit.Examples featured include: by and large, to be honest, a categorical denial, courtesy call, these things happen, kill two birds with one stone, it's not the end of the world... and many more.
