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The Facts on File Dictionary of Proverbs: Meanings and Origins of More Than 1,500 Popular Sayings

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This reference includes 1500 English-language proverbs that are widely recognized. Arranged alphabetically, entries give the meaning of each proverb, the date it was first recorded, variant forms of the proverb, other proverbs that are similar and opposite to it in meaning, and examples of the proverb's use. Proverbs covered include - "Absense makes the heart grow fonder", "A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush", "Every man is his own worst enemy", "It takes a village to raise a child", "Pride goes before a fall", ...

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The Facts on File Dictionary of Proverbs: Meanings and Origins of More Than 1,500 Popular Sayings 2002, Checkmark Books

ISBN-13: 9780816046089

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The Facts on File Dictionary of Proverbs: Meanings and Origins of More Than 1,500 Popular Sayings 2002, Facts on File, New York, NY

ISBN-13: 9780816046072

Hardcover