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Title Oxford dictionary of proverbs / edited by Jennifer Speake.

Publication Info. [Oxford] : Oxford University Press, 2015.

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Edition Sixth edition.
Description 1 online resource
text rdacontent
computer rdamedia
online resource rdacarrier
Note Previous edition: 2008.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary This revised collection covers the most widely used proverbs in English, drawing on the resources of the Oxford Dictionaries team for the most up-to-date research. The new edition adds many sayings that have gained currency in recent years, such as 'better out than in' and 'if you can't be good, be lucky'. Explanations have been added or expanded for hundreds of proverbs, and examples of usage updated.
Note Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on September 22, 2015).
Subject Proverbs, English -- Dictionaries.
Added Author Speake, Jennifer, editor.
Added Title Dictionary of proverbs
Proverbs
Other Form: Print version : 9780198734901
ISBN 9780191799440 (ebook) : No price

 
    
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