SuchĪre the Briareus of Languages, the Carthage of the North, the Russianīyron. Name of a classical hero, of a city, etc., to some modem successor. Rejecting all such words for the use of which he has been unable to findĪ kindred class of phrases is that formed by the appropriation of the The writer throughout, and he has steadfastly endeavoured to avoid it, This temptation has, however, been evident to Name, to place an indefinite article before it and then introduce it as theĭescription of a class. Tendency to include too many words, to take, for instance, a classical In dealing with material of this description there is a natural The words of this class that are toīe found in the following pages are in every case derived from proper Present work a guide to the first stages of many words that might other. Pen to prepare another " Dictionary of Phrases," he may find in the So as ultimately perhaps, in certain cases, to be barely recognizable.Īnd centuries hence, when some successor in the same field takes up his As part of a hving language they will undergo changes The process of their development has hardly Words of this character have come direct into the language and are still Of romance, have formed yet another means of enriching the language.įrom this source come such words as to hector, a Solomon, a Stiggins. Historical personages, and heroes and villains Inventions and discoveries have brought yet others, e.g. Instance, crises in British history, such as wars, have brought many wordsĭirectly into the language - maffick, camouflage, poilu, and others. Response to some sudden demand to meet some sudden emergency. Which owe their existence not so much to a process of natural development,Ī course to which all words and phrases owe their present form, but in Single words, are concerned, as far as possible only those have been included An endeavour has been made toĬover the whole field of phrases, but so far as the terms, for the most part May be described as a book about terms and phrases that have been Key to its intention, but does not unlock the whole of its contents. ![]() The title, " A Dictionary of Phrases," gives the It is somewhat difficult, perhaps impossible, to define exactly the scope ![]() WITH EXPLANATIONS AND THOUSANDS OF EXACT REFERENCESĪuthor ot A Dictionary of Universal Biography, A Dictionary of the Bible,Ī Dictionary of Artists and Art Terms, etc. PHRASEOLOGICAL ALLUSIONS, CATCHWORDS, STEREOTYPED MODES OF SPEECHĪND METAPHORS, NICKNAMES, SObriquetS, DERIVATIONS FROM PERSONAL Full text of " A dictionary of English phrases phraseological allusions, catchwords, stereotyped modes of speech and metaphors, nicknames, sobriquets, derivations from personal names, etc., with explanations and thousands of exact references to their sources or early usage"
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