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How on earth did 'with bells on' come to express enthusiasm? Why is good health compared to a small stringed instrument? And what do pickles have to do with quandaries? This work provides us with the meanings to these well-worn and much-loved phrases by putting these linguistic quirks in context, and explaining how and why they were first used.
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How on earth did 'with bells on' come to express enthusiasm? Why is good health compared to a small stringed instrument? & what do pickles have to do with quandaries? This work provides us with the meanings to these well-worn & much-loved phrases by putting these linguistic quirks in context, & explaining how & why they were first used.

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