A Dictionary of Catch Phrases: British and American, from the Sixteenth Century to the Present Day
ISBN: 9780203379950
Platform/Publisher: Taylor & Francis / Routledge
Digital rights: Users: Unlimited; Printing: Unlimited; Download: Unlimited
Subjects: Language & Literature; Language Teaching & Learning; General Language Reference;

A catch phrase is a well-known, frequently-used phrase or saying that has `caught on' or become popular over along period of time. It is often witty or philosophical and this Dictionary gathers together over 7,000 such phrases.


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