Picturesque Expressions: A Thematic DictionaryGale Research Company, 1985 - 770 páginas |
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... French minister of war in 1886 , became known as the man on horseback . The general , through his spectacular exhibitions on his splen- did horse , aroused the emotions of the French crowds . Touted as the only man who could regain for ...
... French minister of war in 1886 , became known as the man on horseback . The general , through his spectacular exhibitions on his splen- did horse , aroused the emotions of the French crowds . Touted as the only man who could regain for ...
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... French fribustier ' pirate ' and the British flibuster ' rover , traveler . ' The French pirates terrorized the Span- ish West Indies in the 17th century . The name filibusters was later applied to ille- gal bands of Americans and ...
... French fribustier ' pirate ' and the British flibuster ' rover , traveler . ' The French pirates terrorized the Span- ish West Indies in the 17th century . The name filibusters was later applied to ille- gal bands of Americans and ...
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... French faith , 205.7 . French leave , 89.6 . French walk , 138.1 . Freudian slip , 137.10 . Freudian slip , 137.24 . Friar's Lanthorn , 183.12 . friend , 71.1 . friend of the family , 71.1 . a frog in [ one's ] throat , 181.6 . from A ...
... French faith , 205.7 . French leave , 89.6 . French walk , 138.1 . Freudian slip , 137.10 . Freudian slip , 137.24 . Friar's Lanthorn , 183.12 . friend , 71.1 . friend of the family , 71.1 . a frog in [ one's ] throat , 181.6 . from A ...
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Picturesque Expressions | 45 |
CONSTANCY | 140 |
COOPERATION | 146 |
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Términos y frases comunes
19th century allusion American expression American slang expression another's Anthony Trollope applied ball became blue Briticism British expression called Charles Dickens coined colloquial common commonly connotation contexts dead describe drink early 19th century England English especially expres expression alludes expression dates expression is derived expression refers figurative sense Frederick Marryat French frequently give hand hang head heard today hence horse implies indicate John John Heywood Jonathan Swift King least literal Lord meaning ment ness night nose obsolete one's oneself onym origin P. G. Wodehouse person phrase plausible play player political popular practice pression probably proverb related term Samuel Butler Shakespeare sion Sir Walter Scott situation slang term someone someone's thing Thomas tion tive Tyburn usage usually variant verb Webster's Third William word World War II