Random House Dictionary of Popular Proverbs and Sayings

by Gregory Titelman

Book Overview

Lists over fifteen hundred proverbs and sayings in current American usage, along with thousands of sample citations from books and newspapers. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0679445544
• ISBN13: 9780679445548
• Release Date: March 1996
• Publisher: Random House Reference Publishing
• Length: 468 Pages
• Weight: 2.24 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 7.7" x 9.5"

Customer Reviews

Excellent Reference Book

A book that is needed in every library or at home. For each proverb or saying, a definition is given, a discussion of its origins, including the earlist known example of the proverb in any language and more!!! This also book includes the most common proverbs and sayings in use today.