Fruitcakes & Couch Potatoes
and Other Delicious Expressions
Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Reference
| 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.
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.
