by Albert Jack · Metro Books, London · tapa dura · ISBN 9781843581291
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«Red Herrings and White Elephants: The Origins of the Phrases We Use Every Day» is Albert Jack's essay, published by Metro Books in hardback.
The author traces the origin of hundreds of English expressions and idioms, from military sayings to phrases linked to famous figures. With an accessible and irreverent tone, he explains how phrases like 'cold feet' and 'off the cuff' have come to be used in everyday life and reveals curious uses of language.
Original 2004 edition published by Metro Books, London, with 288 pages and illustrations by Ama Page. Text in English.
Of interest to English learners and readers curious about the history of words and the origin of everyday idioms.
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Jack Pinoteau or Jacques Pinoteau was a French film director born at Clairefontaine-en-Yvelines. A brother of Claude Pinoteau and Arlette Merry, he is mostly known for his direction of the film Le Triporteur, after a novel by René Fallet which made Darry Cowl famous.
