Spilling the beans on the cat's pyjamas

Judy Parkinson

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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.

Author(s): Parkinson, Judy
Binding: Paperback
Date of Publication: 04/04/2013
Pagination: 192 pages
Series: N/A
Imprint: Michael O'Mara Books Limited
Published By: Michael O'Mara Books Limited
Book Classification: General studies|Dialect, slang & jargon|Slang & dialect humour
Dimensions: 198 x 129 x 13
Weight: 164
ISBN13\EAN\SKU: 9781782430117

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