Break a Leg! (and Other Odd Things We Say)
Mankato, Minn. : The Child's World, [2010]
Format: Book
Description: 24 pages : color illustrations ; 21 x 25 cm.
Explains the meaning of some common sayings, and shows how to use each idiom correctly.
Series: Amoroso, Cynthia. Sayings and phrases.
Contents:
Break a leg -- Chew the fat -- Come to a head -- Down to the wire -- Easy as pie -- Fly-by-night -- Get into the swing of things -- Graveyard shift -- Heart of gold -- Hit the hay -- In a nutshell -- Keep a straight face -- Knock on wood -- Like a bump on a log -- On pins and needles -- Out of the frying pan and into the fire -- Pass the buck -- Play it by ear -- Pull your leg -- The real McCoy -- Sick as a dog -- Spitting image -- Sweet tooth -- Throw in the towel -- Two cents' worth -- When in Rome -- You can lead a horse to water.
Subjects:
Figures of speech -- Juvenile literature.
English language -- Idioms -- Juvenile literature.
Figures of speech -- Juvenile literature.
English language -- Idioms -- Juvenile literature.
ISBN:
9781602532052 (library bound : alk. paper)
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