Did you know that an assassin is a hashish-eater and a yokel a country woodpecker? That Dr Mesmer mesmerised patients back to health or that Samuel Pepys enjoyed a good game of handicap? This title collects over 500 of... Čítať ďalej
The English language is crammed with colourful phrases and sayings that we use without thinking every day. This book looks at the phrases we use all the time but rarely consider
