Flying by the Seat of Your Pants

Flying by the Seat of Your Pants
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Publisher : Penguin
Total Pages : 151
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ISBN-10 : 9781101478271
ISBN-13 : 1101478276
Rating : 4/5 (71 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Flying by the Seat of Your Pants by : Harry Oliver

Download or read book Flying by the Seat of Your Pants written by Harry Oliver and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2011-01-04 with total page 151 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Let's "cut to the chase" and "make no bones about it"-this book will have you "pleased as punch." Sowing your wild oats, throwing in the towel, painting the town red...Harry Oliver reveals the fascinating stories behind these and other strange turns of phrase steeped in the weird and wonderful history and traditions of everyday life. From quirky terms to street and city names and more, this book answers the questions you never thought to ask. ? What ancient empire coined the phrase "green with envy"? ? Who was the first person to "get someone's goat"? ? Which writer first penned, "I'll eat my hat!"


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