Voordeelprijs Spilling the Beans on the Cat’s Pajamas: Popular Expressions – What They Mean and How We Got Them – Judy Parkinson

“Make no bones about it”–here’s a “grand slam” for anyone seeking the meanings of catch phrases and quotes that enrich our everyday speech. It “rounds up the usual suspects”–hundreds of expressions that keep our language flourishing–and makes them easy to find in an A-to-Z format. If “all goes according to plan,” you’ll soon know: The expressions “all that glitters is not gold” and “apple of the eye” have each been in use for more than 1,000 years. “To bark up the wrong tree” comes from the sport of racc…