The Oxford dictionary of phrase and fable
Entries identify more than twenty thousand people, places, expressions, and specialized terms from throughout the world, along with lists of related items that are considered as part of a group, and celebrated dying words
Dictionary
vii, 1223 pages ; 24 cm
9780198602194, 0198602197
45706532
Examples of headwords are: *Andersonville; *angry white male; *Brigadoon; rebel without a *cause; *Chernobyl; Arthur *Daley; *Dayton Accord; the *Evil Empire; *Frankenfood; Lord *Lucan; *Marlboro Man; *Mary Bell order; the *People's Princess; the *People's William; Harry *Potter; *Robben Island; the *rubber chicken circuit; Miss *Scarlet; *snakes in Iceland; *sorcerer's apprentice; *Stonewall; *Teapot Dome; *terminator gene
Includes index