Heavens to Betsy!: & Other Curious Sayings (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780060513313)

He's as mad as a hatter

Whether it's like a bump on a log or a bat out of hell, these expressions have been around forever, but we've never really known why ... until now Finally Dr. Funk explains more than 400 droll, colorful, and sometimes pungent expressions of everyday speech. Derived from classical sources, historic events, famous literature, frontier humor, and the frailties of humankind, each of these sayings has an interesting story behind its origin.

If you've ever wondered why when you're in a hurry you are told to hold your horses, wonder no more

Author: Charles E. Funk
ISBN-10: 0060513314
ISBN-13: 9780060513313
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Language: English
Published: 10/22/2002
Pages: 224
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.38lbs
Size: 7.98h x 5.34w x 0.60d