Grey Highlands Public Library Catalogue

Amazon cover image
Image from Amazon.com

Break a leg! : (and other odd things we say) / Written by Cynthia Klingel ; illustrated by Mernie Gallagher-Cole.

By: Contributor(s): Series: Sayings and phrasesPublication details: Mankato, Minn. : Child's World, c2010.Description: 24 p. : ill. ; 21 x 25 cmISBN:
  • 9781602532052
  • 1602532052
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 428.1 22
LOC classification:
  • PE1460 .K6833 2010
Contents:
Break a leg -- Chew the fat -- Come to a head -- Down to the wire -- Easy as pie -- Fly-by-night -- Get into the swing of things -- Graveyard shift -- Heart of gold -- Hit the hay -- In a nutshell -- Keep a straight face -- Knock on wood -- Like a bump on a log -- On pins and needles -- Out of the frying pan and into the fire -- Pass the buck -- Play it by ear -- Pull your leg -- The real McCoy -- Sick as a dog -- Spitting image -- Sweet tooth -- Throw in the towel -- Two cents' worth -- When in Rome -- You can lead a horse to water
Summary: Explains meanings of English idiomatic expressions and provides illustrations humorously depicting the meanings if they were taken literally.
Tags from this library: No tags from this library for this title. Log in to add tags.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Status Date due Barcode
J400-499 Flesherton Branch Shelves J 428.1 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 32241001045386

Break a leg -- Chew the fat -- Come to a head -- Down to the wire -- Easy as pie -- Fly-by-night -- Get into the swing of things -- Graveyard shift -- Heart of gold -- Hit the hay -- In a nutshell -- Keep a straight face -- Knock on wood -- Like a bump on a log -- On pins and needles -- Out of the frying pan and into the fire -- Pass the buck -- Play it by ear -- Pull your leg -- The real McCoy -- Sick as a dog -- Spitting image -- Sweet tooth -- Throw in the towel -- Two cents' worth -- When in Rome -- You can lead a horse to water

Explains meanings of English idiomatic expressions and provides illustrations humorously depicting the meanings if they were taken literally.

4-8 Gumdrop Books.

4-8 Gumdrop Books.

Accelerated Reader LG 3.2 0.5 quiz: 132327

There are no comments on this title.

to post a comment.
© 2009, Saugeen Library Consortium. All rights reserved.
The support of the Government of Ontario, through the Ministry of Tourism and Culture, is acknowledged.