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Humble Pie and Cold Turkey: English Expressions and Their Origins by Caroline Taggart

Humble Pie and Cold Turkey: English Expressions and Their Origins

Caroline Taggart

192 pages first pub 2021 (view editions)

nonfiction history funny informative reflective medium-paced
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From blue-blooded (an invention of aristocratic Spaniards) to limelight (a way of lighting Victorian theaters), passing an exam with flying colors (another image from sailing ships) to winning hands down (from horse racing), Humble Pie and Cold T...

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