Dictionary of Cliches.pdf

C LICHÉS

SECOND EDITION

THE FACTS ON FILE

DICTIONARY OF

C LICHÉS

SECOND EDITION

C HRISTINE A MMER

THE FACTS ON FILE

DICTIONARY OF

The Facts On File Dictionary of Clichés, Second Edition

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Ammer, Christine.

The Facts On File dictionary of clichés/Christine Ammer.—2nd ed.

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1. Clichés—Dictionaries. 2. English language—Usage—Dictionaries. I. Title: Dictionary

of clichés. II. Title.

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