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Dictionary Of Proverbs

Did you know that 'if the cap fits' refers to the traditional jester's cap with bells on it, so that anyone wearing such a cap might be expected to do something foolish? Or that the ancient Greeks believed that it was camels rather than elephants that never forgot? Linda and Roger Flavell trace the origins of over 400 such proverbs in a book which will thrill anyone who delights in words.
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Did you know that 'if the cap fits' refers to the traditional jester's cap with bells on it, so that anyone wearing such a cap might be expected to do something foolish? Or that the ancient Greeks believed that it was camels rather than elephants that never forgot? Linda & Roger Flavell trace the origins of over 400 such proverbs in a book which will thrill anyone who delights in words.

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Traditional - Something that has become the same through a period of time and thus repeated.
Traditional - Something that has been around for a while and is repeated regularly.

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