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Title:
Spill the beans : 100 silly sayings & peculiar phrases
Added Author:
Murray, Julia (Illustrator), illustrator. 
Edition:
First edition.
Publication Date:
2024
Publication Information:
Glasgow : Collins, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, 2024.

©2024.
Physical Description:
127 pages : colour illustrations ; 22 cm
ISBN:
9780008688295
Abstract:
"What does it mean to spill the beans? Why does it rain cats and dogs? Who is the early bird and why do they catch the worm? Discover 100 silly sayings and peculiar phrases from the English language, what they mean, and the strange stories behind them"--Back cover.
Subject Term:
Aphorisms and apothegms -- Juvenile literature. 

Clichés -- Juvenile literature. 

English language -- History -- Juvenile literature. 

English language -- Idioms -- Juvenile literature. 

English language -- Terms and phrases -- Juvenile literature. 

Figures of speech -- Juvenile literature. 
Genre:
Instructional and educational works. 
Language:
English
Audience:
Ages 6-12.
Holds: 0
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Juan de Fuca Branch
 Child non-fiction book Nonfiction 428.1 SPI 39066044242697
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