The Facts on File dictionary of proverbs
Includes more than 1,700 English-language proverbs - 200 of which are new to this edition - that are widely recognised today. Arranged alphabetically, entries provide the meaning of each proverb, the date it was first recorded, variant forms, other proverbs that are similar and opposite to it in meaning, and examples of the proverb's use.
xii, 499 pages ; 23 cm
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