When a loose cannon flogs a dead horse there's the devil to pay, seafaring words in everyday speech, Olivia A. Isil
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When a loose cannon flogs a dead horse there's the devil to pay, seafaring words in everyday speech, Olivia A. Isil
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eng
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 123-125) and index
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non fiction
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When a loose cannon flogs a dead horse there's the devil to pay
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bibliography
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34046324
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Olivia A. Isil
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seafaring words in everyday speech
Summary
Traces some of the metaphors and colloquialisms commonly used in contemporary English speech to their nautical origins, documenting the history and meaning of words and phrases from A1 (the best) to wishy-washy (inconstant)
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