Idiomantics: The Weird and Wonderful World of Popular Phrases

Idiomantics is a unique exploration of the world of idiomatic phrases. The very etymology of the word ''idiom'' reveals what''s so endlessly fascinating about the wide range of colourful phrases we use in everyday speech: their peculiarity. They''re peculiar both in the sense of being particular or unique to the culture from which they originate, and in the sense of being downright odd.

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