{"product_id":"catch-phrases-cliches-and-idioms-9780786467600","title":"Catch Phrases Cliches and Idioms","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e   Catch phrases such as shop till you drop, cliches like life begins at forty and idioms such as talk the hind leg off a donkey have long enriched the English language. Here is a collection of thousands of familiar expressions--a treasure trove of idea-starters and memory-joggers that will make for more imaginative creative writing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e   An advertising copywriter working on a campaign for, say, a granola-peanut product can easily find the instantly-recognizable phrase Energy Crunch--a clever and informative headline.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e   Each phrase is cross-referenced by key word. Thus raining cats and dogs, for example, appears under cat, dog and rain. In most cases, various forms of the word are listed under the root word. So under run you will find not only sayings that include the word run, but those that include running, runneth, runner and run-around.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eexcellent...would be a handy reference on anyone's desk next to the desk dictionary and thesaurus--Booklist\/RBB","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51038073225559,"sku":"9780786467600","price":20.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780786467600.jpg?v=1750938871","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/catch-phrases-cliches-and-idioms-9780786467600","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}