The Facts on File Dictionary of Modern Allusions

by Sylvia Cole and Abraham Harold Lass

Book Overview

I coulda been a contender, Molotov cocktail, catch-22, Beatrice. Our language is full of allusions, terms, names, and phrases that have been shorthand for certain attributes or circumstances. This... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0816045763
• ISBN13: 9780816045761
• Release Date: January 2001
• Publisher: Checkmark Books
• Length: 470 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.0"