Concise Thesaurus of Traditional English Metaphors

ISBN-13: 9781138429253 / Angielski / Twarda / 2020 / 370 str.

P. R. Wilkinson

Opis

Useful to check the meaning and the origin of an expression or to avoid mixed metaphors, anachronisms and incongruities. This work presents a collection of metaphors, and includes a variety of expressions with figurative meanings, like similes, proverbs, slang and catchphrases. It also contains sayings from North America, Australia, and Scotland.

Spis treści

Part 1: The Human World  1. Human Relationships  2. Communications  3. The Body, Body-care  4. Illness and Death  5. The Home, Calendar and Clocks  6. Housework  7. Food and Drink and its Preparation  8. Clothing  9. Work, Tools, Slavery  10. Poverty  11. Riches, Trade, Markets, Shopping  12. Town Life, Parks and Gardens  13. Farming, Farm-work  14. Crafts & Skills, Industry, Machinery, Milling  15. The Imaginative, Spiritual and Intellectual Life  16. The Arts  17. Sports, Games and Entertainment  18. Travel  19. Beggars, Tramps  20. Criminals, the Law  21. Naval, Military, Royalist and Political Matters  Part 2: Nature and the Animal World  22. Skies, Landscapes  23. Woods  24. Wild Flora  25. Land Creatures  26. Water Creatures  27. Birds  28. Reptiles and Amphibians  29. Insects

O autorze

Wilkinson, P.R.