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Heavens to Betsy! : And Other Curious Sayings Paperback - 1993
by John Marlin; Charles E. Funk
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- Paperback
Whether it's like "a bump on a log" or "a bat out of hell, " these expressions have been around forever. Dr. Funk explains over 400 droll, colorful, and sometimes pungent expressions of everyday speech. Derived from classical sources, historic events, famous literature, frontier humor, and the frailties of humankind, each of these sayings have an interesting story behind their origin.
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- Title Heavens to Betsy! : And Other Curious Sayings
- Author John Marlin; Charles E. Funk
- Binding Paperback
- Edition [ Edition: Repri
- Condition Used - Very Good
- Pages 224
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher HarperCollins Publishers, Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
- Date 1993
- Bookseller's Inventory # G0062720112I4N00
- ISBN 9780062720115 / 0062720112
- Weight 0.39 lbs (0.18 kg)
- Dimensions 8.38 x 5.71 x 0.94 in (21.29 x 14.50 x 2.39 cm)
- Library of Congress subjects English language - Etymology, English language - Terms and phrases
- Dewey Decimal Code 422
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