Around The World In 80 Cliches

Travel the world with these incredibly fun cliches! Whether cliches get under your skin or make you laugh, Around the World in 80 Cliches goes the extra mile to provide an essential resource for students, teachers, writers, and anyone with a keen interest in language. Each phrase and expression comes with an explanation and place of origin. Cheeky and informative, each cliche is presented in such a way that is sure to keep you laughing through all of your adventures!

Presents common English language idiomatic expressions, their derivation and the equivalent expressions used in other languages.

Palin set out to circumnavigate the globe in Phileas Fogg's footsteps. He traveled the same route Fogg had taken 115 years earlier, with the same limit of 80 days. Palin found his deadline as difficult to meet as it had been a century ago, but no less entertaining. Soon to be re-broadcast on PBS. Over 150 photos, 142 color.

In his book Around the world in eighty years, the author Aravind Vellodi takes the readers on a long journey - The journey of his life - Beginning with his childhood years ... through his school and college years.--Inside flap.

Whether you're a regular globe-trotter or an armchair traveller, these 80 works conjure up the spirit of place for locations on every continent.

A valuable annotated listing that surveys the extensive collection of primary and secondary materials in the principal repository of Welty's manuscripts, photographs, and related documents