Fruitcakes & Couch Potatoes

and Other Delicious Expressions

Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Reference
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Author: Christine Ammer ISBN: 9781620959213
Publisher: BookBaby Publication: January 1, 1995
Imprint: Language: English
Author: Christine Ammer
ISBN: 9781620959213
Publisher: BookBaby
Publication: January 1, 1995
Imprint:
Language: English

1,000 food-related terms and expressions, ranging from old chestnut to red herring to fruitcake to couch potato. What has "ham" to do with overacting? why does "nut" stand for a man's head and his gonads? Why do we say "Holy mackerel?" Quotations abound, from 4000 B.C. to the present. This book is addressed to foodies and word lovers.

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1,000 food-related terms and expressions, ranging from old chestnut to red herring to fruitcake to couch potato. What has "ham" to do with overacting? why does "nut" stand for a man's head and his gonads? Why do we say "Holy mackerel?" Quotations abound, from 4000 B.C. to the present. This book is addressed to foodies and word lovers.

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