Beschreibung:
At the end of the day, when it comes to getting your head around cliches, everbody seems to be singing from the same hymn sheet. Cliches have become such a familiar part of the English language and this book looks at cliches in their many forms - once useful but overworked catch phrases (move the goal posts), worn-out sayings (all hands on dekc), and many others. Entertaining and informative, this collection of cliches is the best thing since sliced bread...
Cliches have become such a familiar part of the English language and people's everyday speech that many are now trite, meaningless and often quite irritating. This book looks at cliches in their many forms and shows where they came from and why they should be avoided.