The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs
Author: J. A. Simpson
Publisher: Oxford [Oxfordshire] ; New York : Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 282
Release: 1982
Genre: Reference
ISBN:


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The dictionary gives explanations of the meanings and use of proverbs whenever these are obscure. By means of numerous illustrative quotations it also provides a documentary history of each proverb from its first recorded use in written English, and supplies details of earlier related forms in other languages.


The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs
Language: en
Pages: 282
Authors: J. A. Simpson
Categories: Reference
Type: BOOK - Published: 1982 - Publisher: Oxford [Oxfordshire] ; New York : Oxford University Press

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The dictionary gives explanations of the meanings and use of proverbs whenever these are obscure. By means of numerous illustrative quotations it also provides
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs
Language: en
Pages: 276
Authors: John Simpson
Categories: Language Arts & Disciplines
Type: BOOK - Published: 1985 - Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

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Contains more than 1000 proverbs current in the 20th century with explanations of their meanings, uses, and origins.
Little Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs
Language: en
Pages: 512
Authors: Elizabeth Knowles
Categories: Reference
Type: BOOK - Published: 2016-10-06 - Publisher: Oxford University Press

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Little Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs features over 2,000 proverbs and sayings from around the world, arranged across 250 subjects - from 'Books' and 'Borrowing'
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs
Language: en
Pages: 0
Authors: John Simpson
Categories:
Type: BOOK - Published: 1998 - Publisher:

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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs
Language: en
Pages: 364
Authors: J. A. Simpson
Categories: Foreign Language Study
Type: BOOK - Published: 1998 - Publisher:

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Proof of the principle, the more the merrier, this is an expanded edition of an ever-popular dictionary. Now reissued and updated, this invaluable work of refer