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005			20190522115859.0
008			121212s2009 xxu eng d
020			_a0199539537 (paperback) _c$15.95
020			_a9780199539536 (paperback)
028	4	2	_a9780199539536 _bOxford University Press, USA
037			_c1098.00 PKR
040			_cAUI
100	1		_aSimpson, John. _91151
245	1	2	_aA dictionary of proverbs _cJohn Simpson, Jennifer Speake.
250			_a5th ed.
260			_aOxford _bOxford University Press _c2008.
300			_axii; 389 p.
490	1		_aOxford paperback reference.
520			_a"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		_aSpeake, Jennifer. _91152
830		0	_aOxford paperback reference. _91153
856	4	0	_3Amazon.com _uhttp://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0199539537/chopaconline-20
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