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Author:

Klingel, Cynthia Fitterer.

Title:

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth! : (and other weird sayings) / written by Cynthia Klingel ; illustrated by Mernie Gallagher-Cole.

Publisher:

The Child's World,

Copyright Date:

c2010

Description:

24 p. : col. ill. ; 21 x 25 cm.

Subject:

English language--Idioms--Juvenile literature.
Figures of speech--Juvenile literature.

Other Authors:

Gallagher-Cole, Mernie, ill.

Contents:

Achilles' heel -- Brownie points -- Busy as a bee -- The chips are down -- Cut-and-dried -- Don't look a gift horse in the mouth -- Dropping like flies -- Elbow grease -- A fish out of water -- Fit as a fiddle -- A fly on the wall -- Hook, line, and sinker -- In your face -- Lend an ear -- Loose cannon -- Mind over matter -- My hands are tied -- Nothing to sneeze at -- Opening a can of worms -- Over the hill -- Pecking order -- Pull some strings -- Put a sock in it -- Rain or shine -- Rub someone the wrong way -- A stick in the mud -- Talk turkey -- Tongue-in-cheek -- Walking on eggshells -- The whole kit and caboodle -- You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

Summary:

Explains the meaning of some common sayings, and shows how to use each idiom correctly.

Series:

Sayings and phrases
Klingel, Cynthia Fitterer. Sayings and phrases.

ISBN:

1602532060 (library bound : alk. paper)
9781602532069 (library bound : alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)298670980

LCCN:

2009001639

Locations:

GBPF771 -- Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library (Ankeny)

JLPF081 -- Ericson Public Library (Boone)

TYPH572 -- Cedar Rapids Public Library (Cedar Rapids)

CDPF771 -- Clive Public Library (Clive)

YEPF572 -- Marion Public Library (Marion)

ESPD725 -- Sibley Public Library (Sibley)