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.
ISBN: | 9780415059169 |
Publication date: | 4th December 1986 |
Author: | Eric Partridge |
Publisher: | Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis Ltd |
Format: | Paperback |
Pagination: | 412 pages |
Genres: |
Literature: history and criticism Language teaching and learning Language: reference and general |