Author | : J. A. Simpson |
File Size | : 48,8 Mb |
Publisher | : Oxford [Oxfordshire] ; New York : Oxford University Press |
Language | : English |
Release Date | : 30 May 1982 |
ISBN | : UOM:49015000941014 |
Pages | : 282 pages |
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs by J. A. Simpson Book PDF Summary
The dictionary gives explanations of the meanings and use of proverbs whenever these are obscure. By means of numerous illustrative quotations it also provides a documentary history of each proverb from its first recorded use in written English, and supplies details of earlier related forms in other languages.