Edited by Jennifer Speake
2,400 entries
This invaluable work includes the best-known proverbs in the English language from around the world. It presents every major proverb in use in the twentieth century, giving quotations that provide a fascinating history of each proverb. Discover the story behind Never say never, It takes one to know one, The devil is in the detail, and If you want something done, ask a busy person.
Jennifer Speake is a freelance writer. She is the editor of the Oxford Dictionary of Foreign Words and Phrases and the Oxford Dictionary of Idioms, both available on Oxford Reference Online.
ISBN: 0192800841
Print edition publication date: 1998
