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An idiom is an expression whose words do not mean what they say. This edition examines over 500 such phrases, tracing each one's source and history through a supply of examples. It includes playing fast and loose, head over heels, and knee-high to a grasshopper. It contains mini-essays that expand on themes such as: What is an idiom; and others.
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An idiom is an expression whose words do not mean what they say. This edition examines over 500 such phrases, tracing each one's source & history through a supply of examples. It

Includes:: playing fast & loose, head over heels, & knee-high to a grasshopper. It contains mini-essays that expand on themes such as: What is an idiom; & others.

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History - Anything that happens in the past. An acedemic subject.
Loose - The opposite to tight
Head - The upper part of a body typically separated by the neck.

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