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Caroline Taggart

Kicking the Bucket at the Drop of a Hat

The Meaning and Origins of Popular Expressions

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Imprint: O'Mara Books

Publication date: 03/03/2016

ISBN: 9781782435822

Subject: Non-Fiction

Category: Language

Binding: Paperback

Size: 198 x 129 mm

Extent: 224 pages

Territorial Rights: World (All Languages)

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Summary:

A fascinating collection of the many unusual and vibrant phrases that adorn our language, looking at their origins and meanings.

Don’t be down in the dumps if you can’t cut the mustard when asked the definition of certain phrases – this down-to-earth guide is just the ticket.

This collection contains some intriguing and remarkable stories about our best-loved and most colourful phrases and shows the huge range of sources from which they originate.

From advertising to the Ancient Greeks, from the military to meteorology, Kicking the Bucket at the Drop of a Hat takes us on a wonderful journey through our language’s history.

With more phrases than you can shake a stick at, this collection will bring home the bacon for any Tom, Dick or Harry with a love of language.

Sales points:

  • A light-hearted and entertaining book that explores the many unusual and vibrant phrases that we use in everyday speech

  • Explains the meaning of terms such as 'as happy as Larry', 'chew the fat', 'eat humble pie' and countless others, and how and where these bizarre phrases originated

  • Written by Sunday Times bestselling author Caroline Taggart, this is popular reference at its most fascinating

About the Author:

Caroline Taggart

Caroline Taggart worked in publishing as an editor of popular non-fiction for thirty years before being asked by Michael O'Mara Books to write I Used to Know That, which became a Sunday Times bestseller. Following that she was co-author of My Grammar and I (or should that be 'Me'?), and wrote a number of other books about words and English usage. She has appeared frequently on television and on national and regional radio, talking about language, grammar and whether or not Druids Cross should have an apostrophe. Her website is carolinetaggart.co.uk and you can follow her on Twitter @citaggart.