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The Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs
Language: en
Pages: 401
Authors: Jennifer Speake
Categories: Reference
Type: BOOK - Published: 2015 - Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

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"First published as The concise Oxford dictionary of proverbs, edited by John Simpson, 1982"--Title page verso.
The Facts on File Dictionary of Proverbs
Language: en
Pages: 513
Authors: Martin H. Manser
Categories: Proverbs, English
Type: BOOK - Published: 2007 - Publisher: Infobase Publishing

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Lists the meaning and origin of more than 1,700 traditional and contemporary English proverbs.
A Dictionary of Proverbs
Language: en
Pages: 404
Authors: Jennifer Speake
Categories: Language Arts & Disciplines
Type: BOOK - Published: 2008-10-23 - Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

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"Seeing is believing when it comes to this authoritative A-Z. Find proverbs relevant to all aspects of life, look up your old favourites, and learn punchy new e
The Dictionary of Modern Proverbs
Language: en
Pages: 310
Authors:
Categories: Reference
Type: BOOK - Published: 2012-05-22 - Publisher: Yale University Press

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Collects more than 1,400 English-language proverbs that arose in the 20th and 21st centuries, organized alphabetically by key words and including information on
A Dictionary of American Proverbs
Language: en
Pages: 1348
Authors: Wolfgang Mieder
Categories: Reference
Type: BOOK - Published: 1992 - Publisher: New York : Oxford University Press

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Americans have a gift for coining proverbs. "A picture is worth a thousand words" was not, as you might imagine, the product of ancient Chinese wisdom -- it was