Proverbs and Sayings from the Southern Appalachian Mountains

Proverbs and Sayings from the Southern Appalachian MountainsOver 850 sayings and proverbs with their history and derivation. If youve ever wondered where phrases like these came from, this is the book for you: Its raining cats and dogs, As poor as a church mouse, Letting the cat out of the bag, Spilling the beans, Saved by the bell, Kicked the bucket, Pulling the wool over someones eyes, A pig in a poke, Knock on wood, Between a rock and a hard place, Not enough room to swing a cat, Beyond the pale, Son of a

Over 850 sayings and proverbs with their history and derivation. If youÕve ever wondered where phrases like these came from, this is the book for you: ÒItÕs raining cats and dogs,Ó ÒAs poor as a church mouse,Ó ÒLetting the cat out of the bag,Ó ÒSpilling the beans,Ó ÒSaved by the bell,Ó ÒKicked the bucket,Ó ÒPulling the wool over someoneÕs eyes,Ó ÒA pig in a poke,Ó ÒKnock on wood,Ó ÒBetween a rock and a hard place,Ó ÒNot enough room to swing a cat,Ó ÒBeyond the pale,Ó ÒSon of a gun,Ó ÒGetting someoneÕs goat,Ó ÒThe whole ball of wax,Ó ÒSaving face,Ó ÒGet it by hook or crook,Ó ÒReading the riot act,Ó and many, more.
From one reviewer: It has been said that you can't judge a book by its cover, but in this instance you can! The lovely cover is a prelude to the inside, which is a collection of oft heard proverbs and sayings repeated in most everyone's life. It is a pleasure to have them all together in this well thought out and charming book.