The second edition of this collection of traditional metaphors includes over 1500 new entries, as well as more information on first known usages and more ways to find entries. It should appeal to cultural historians, dialectologists, folklorists and language enthusiasts alike. Metaphors are taken to include a variety of figurative meanings such as similes, proverbs, idioms, slang and catchphrases, though literary metaphors are avoided. The author draws particularly on his extensive contact with the rural cultures of Yorkshire, Lancashire, Dorset and Cornwall. Expressions from Scotland, North...