John Ayto: Oxford Dictionary of English Idioms 3/e (Oxford Quick Reference) [2010] paperback Condition:New In terms of mortality

In terms of mortality

That is the question threaded through this vivid patchwork of philosophy

choice Coriolanus makes could lead to favour or failure

Hear the Wind Sing is Murakami's first novel

was his wife Jane's alcoholism and his own philandering

John Ayto: Oxford Dictionary of English Idioms 3/e (Oxford Quick Reference) [2010] paperback Condition:New In terms of mortalityDid you know that 'flavour of the month' originated in a marketing campaign in American ice cream parlours in the 1940s, when a particular flavour would be specially promoted for a month at a time? And did you know that 'off the cuff' refers to the rather messy practice of writing impromptu notes on one's shirt cuff before speaking in public? These and many more idioms are explained and put into context in this third edition of the Oxford Dictionary