In a Pickle: And Other Funny Idioms

By Marvin Terban and Giulio Maestro

Thirty popular expressions such as "straight from the horse's mouth" and "white elephant" are amusingly explained and illustrated.

• Language: English
• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Release date: Jun 18, 2007
• ISBN: 9780547346229

Marvin Terban

Marvin Terban's popular wordplay books for Clarion include IN A PICKLE AND OTHER FUNNY IDIOMS and TO HOT TO HOOT: FUNNY PALINDROME RIDDLES. He lives in New York City.

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In A Pickle And Other Funny Idioms

Marvin Terban

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IN A PICKLE

AND OTHER FUNNY IDIOMS

BY MARVIN TERBAN

ILLUSTRATED BY GIULIO MAESTRO

CLARION BOOKS

NEW YORK

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To my wife Karen,

who has gotten me out

of many a pickle

Clarion Books

a Houghton Mifflin Company imprint

215 Park Avenue South, New York, NY 10003

Text copyright © 1983 by Marvin Terban

Illustration copyright © 1983 by Giulio Maestro

First Clarion paperback edition, 1983; reissued, 2007.

All rights reserved.

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Printed in the U.S.A.

The Library of Congress has cataloged the hardcover edition as follows:

Terban, Marvin.

In a pickle, and other funny idioms

Summary: Thirty common English phrases, such as "a chip off the

old block and don't cry over spilt milk" are illustrated and explained.

1. English language—Terms and

Reviews for In a Pickle

[engpunk77 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

I just love this book! It explains a collection of idioms in a concise and easy way. It worked for me! I never knew why "crocodile tears" meant fake crying. There were a bunch I hadn't really thought about before, and I was not really equipped to answer questions before like "Why is it called giving the cold shoulder?" Can't wait to get my own copy for this classroom.