The Secret Life of Words: Brakes and Company
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"To roll Vanka", "naked as a jaybird", "upside down", "knock off the pantaloon"... Who doesn't know these expressions! We are taught them from childhood, we hear them from our grandparents, in school we memorize how these expressions are written. And we all know, for example, that "to beat the bushes" means "to do nothing", and "it's like writing with a pitchfork on water" means "unlikely". But do we know where these familiar expressions come from? Why do they beat the bushes? And where are these very tormashki of ours? In your hands is a book that will reveal to you the secret life of these words, in the form of an exciting game for the whole family!
Author:
Author:Gushchina Liliya Grigoryevna
Cover:
Cover:hardcover
Category:
- Category:Humor & Entertainment
- Category:Poetry & Literature
Publication language:
Publication Language:Russian
Paper:
Paper:offset
Dimensions:
Dimensions:20.5x13.5x1.4 cm
Series:
Series:Library of Wunderkind
Age restrictions:
Age restrictions:6+
ISBN:
ISBN:978-5-17-118400-1
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