Black Sheep and Lame Ducks: The Origins of Even More Phrases We Use Every Day

by Albert Jack

Book Overview

The fun and fascinating follow-up to the international bestseller Red Herrings and White Elephants

Why do people put their "skeletons in a closet," "have a hunch," "get the cold shoulder," "get dressed up to the nines," or "call a spade a spade?" These phrases are used every day, yet most people have little or no idea where most of them come from. In Black Sheep and Lame Ducks, Albert Jack takes readers on a journey through...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0399535128
• ISBN13: 9780399535123
• Release Date: May 2010
• Publisher: Tarcherperigee
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 4.5" x 8.1"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher