Brewer's Dictionary of 20th Century Phrase and Fable

by Ebenezer Cobham Brewer, David Pickering

A guide to contemporary slogans, slang, acronyms, and allusions offers definitions, anecdotes, and histories of idioms and a treasury of information on the arts, literature, science, business, and popular culture.

Genres: Reference, Language

662 pages, Hardcover

First published October 27, 1994

Reviews

[eclecticca]

MUST HAVE. I consult this frequently, but not as often as the original.