A dictionary of proverbs (Record no. 2882)
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| fixed length control field | 121212s2009 xxu eng d |
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| International Standard Book Number | 0199539537 (paperback) |
| Terms of availability | $15.95 |
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| International Standard Book Number | 9780199539536 (paperback) |
| 028 42 - PUBLISHER OR DISTRIBUTOR NUMBER | |
| Publisher or distributor number | 9780199539536 |
| Source | Oxford University Press, USA |
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| Terms of availability | 1098.00 PKR |
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| Transcribing agency | AUI |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Simpson, John. |
| 9 (RLIN) | 1151 |
| 245 12 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | A dictionary of proverbs |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. | John Simpson, Jennifer Speake. |
| 250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT | |
| Edition statement | 5th ed. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | Oxford |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Oxford University Press |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2008. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | xii; 389 p. |
| 490 1# - SERIES STATEMENT | |
| Series statement | Oxford paperback reference. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | "Another day, another dollar," "There's no such thing as a free lunch," "Better to live one day as a tiger than a thousand years as a sheep," "There is more than one way to skin a cat"--readers will discover a wealth of pithy proverbs in this entertaining and informative collection. This unique dictionary contains more than 1,100 of the most widely used proverbs in English, based on research from the Oxford English Corpus, the world's largest language databank. This edition has been revised and fully updated and includes many new entries. With expanded coverage of foreign language proverbs currently in use in English and an emphasis on examples of actual usage, including the earliest evidence of each phrase, this dictionary is both wide-ranging and thorough. Arranged in A-Z format but with a valuable thematic index, this book is ideal for browsing and perfectly suited for quick reference. Find your old favorites or learn vivid and concrete new expressions to sum up thoughts, pass on advice, or to make a point. |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Speake, Jennifer. |
| 9 (RLIN) | 1152 |
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| Uniform title | Oxford paperback reference. |
| 9 (RLIN) | 1153 |
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| Materials specified | Amazon.com |
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| Dewey Decimal Classification | Air University Central Library Islamabad | Air University Central Library Islamabad | 12/12/2012 | Oxford University Press | 90801892 | 1 | 413 OXF | P9940 | 03/22/2019 | 03/22/2019 | 11/23/2012 | Book |