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LEADER: 02780cam 2200553Ia 4500
001 ocn781683151
003 OCoLC
005 20201005213708.0
008 120325s2012 mnua c 000 0 eng d
010 $a 2012932807
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020 $a9781614732310
020 $a1614732310
035 $a(OCoLC)781683151
050 00 $aPE1460$b.R525 2013
082 04 $a428.1$223
100 1 $aRingstad, Arnold.
245 14 $aThe bizarre origins of kangaroo court and other idioms /$cby Arnold Ringstad ; illustrated by Dan McGeehan.
246 3 $aBizarre origins of kangaroo court & other idioms
260 $aMankato, MN :$bChild's World,$c©2013.
300 $a32 pages :$bcolor illustrations ;$c25 cm.
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$bnc$2rdacarrier
490 1 $a[Idioms]
520 $a"Explains the meaning and origin of a selection of English language idioms, using each in a sentence."--Publisher's website.
505 0 $aBehind the eight ball -- No spring chicken -- Bite the bullet -- Ballpark figure -- Extend an olive branch -- According to Hoyle -- Put a sock in it -- Batting a thousand -- As the crow flies -- Read the riot act -- Kangaroo court -- To make hay while the sun shines -- Think tank -- Magic bullet -- The cards are stacked against me -- In a nutshell -- As happy as a clam -- Clean someone's clock -- Dyed in the wool -- Rule of thumb -- The coast is clear -- Pass with flying colors -- Close, but no cigar -- From soup to nuts -- Pencil pusher -- Burn the candle at both ends -- Stealing someone's thunder -- At the drop of a hat.
650 0 $aEnglish language$xIdioms$vJuvenile literature.
650 0 $aFigures of speech$vJuvenile literature.
650 1 $aEnglish language$xIdioms.
650 1 $aFigures of speech.
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650 7 $aFigures of speech.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst00924108
650 7 $aFigures of speech.$2sears
650 7 $aEnglish language$xIdioms.$2sears
655 7 $aLiterature.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01921716
655 7 $aJuvenile works.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01411637
655 7 $aLiterature.$2lcgft
700 1 $aMcGeehan, Dan,$eillustrator.
800 1 $aRingstad, Arnold.$tIdioms.
938 $aChildren's Plus, Inc.$bCHIL$n1745136
938 $aChildren's Plus, Inc.$bCHIL$n1675448
938 $aBrodart$bBROD$n102290202$c$29.93
938 $aBaker and Taylor$bBTCP$nBK0010984190
938 $aYBP Library Services$bYANK$n8757825
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948 $hNO HOLDINGS IN P4A - 59 OTHER HOLDINGS