Phrase Fact Finder

By Terry O'Brien and Terry O Brien

The phrase ' raining cats and dogs' comes from Old Norse mythology and is related to Odin, the storm god;A ' red herring' is a distraction from the main issue, and comes from old fox hunting traditions;The saying ' don't count your chickens before they hatch' was first found in Aesop's writings;The phrase ' gravy train' means to doittle work for aot of pay, and originated in the 1920s.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 812913537X
• ISBN13: 9788129135377
• Release Date: December 2014
• Publisher: Rupa Publications India
• Length: 161 Pages
• Weight: 0.38 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.3" x 8.0"