A Dictionary of Catch Phrases: British and American, From the Sixteenth Century to the Present Day

Eric Partridge

Language: English

Publisher: Routledge

Published: Dec 15, 1986

Description:

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.