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For thousands of years, proverbs have expressed universal truths concisely and memorably. And the creation of proverbs is an ongoing tradition: "Nice guys finish last." "If you can't run with the big dogs, stay under the porch.". The Random House Dictionary of Popular Proverbs and Sayings presents and explains these and 1,500 other celebrated expressions that are in use in America. Unlike other proverb dictionaries, the book also covers well-known expressions such as "Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of their country," which originated in the 1860s as a typing exercise; "Damn the torpedos! Full speed ahead!," Admiral Farragut's exhortation in the Civil War; and "There's no business like show business.". Each proverb or saying is given a definition (which can often change over the centuries), a discussion of its origins, including the earliest known example of the proverb in any language, the first appearance in English, and the first appearance in America; a list of variants; and commentary on frequency. But most notably, the entries are illustrated with thousands of examples taken from literature, newspapers and magazines, television, and even popular speech. Re

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Author

Titelman, Gregory

Publisher

Random House Reference

Published

1996

Language

EN

ISBN

9780679445548

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Folklore, Literary Fiction, Fiction

Rating

4.8 / 5 (7 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14