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Spilling the Beans on the Cat's Pyjamas

- Popular Expressions - What They Mean and Where We Got Them

About Spilling the Beans on the Cat's Pyjamas

How on earth did 'with bells on' come to express enthusiasm? And what do chips on shoulders have to do with inferiority complexes? Spilling the Beans on the Cat's Pyjamas provides us with the meanings of these well-worn and much-loved phrases by putting these linguistic quirks in context, and explaining how and why they were first used.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9781782430117
  • Binding:
  • Paperback
  • Pages:
  • 192
  • Published:
  • April 4, 2013
  • Dimensions:
  • 200x186x12 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 162 g.
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Expected delivery: May 16, 2024

Description of Spilling the Beans on the Cat's Pyjamas

How on earth did 'with bells on' come to express enthusiasm? And what do chips on shoulders have to do with inferiority complexes? Spilling the Beans on the Cat's Pyjamas provides us with the meanings of these well-worn and much-loved phrases by putting these linguistic quirks in context, and explaining how and why they were first used.

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