A World of Wisdom: Fun and Unusual Phrases from Around the Globe (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781524861469)

A brightly illustrated comic guide to sayings and expressions from around the world, comparing the ways different cultures interpret the same ideas.

You might say that an annoying person is called "a bad apple," but Venezuelans would call them "a pineapple under the arm." On a wet day, you might think "it's raining cats and dogs," but the rest of the world has some different ideas on what's falling from the sky. This book looks at the unique ways different languages express common ideas like "too many cooks spoil the broth" and getting stuck "between a rock and a hard place," as well as unique sayings about cats, beards, dancing, and much, much more. With over 330 illustrated phrases from Vietnam to Venezuela, A World of Wisdom is a fun and funny guide to all the phrases you might ever need!

Author: James Chapman
ISBN-10: 1524861464
ISBN-13: 9781524861469
Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing
Language: English
Published: 09/28/2021
Pages: 208
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 6.90h x 6.90w x 0.60d

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 09/01/2021