<p><b>The Amazing Secrets of the Phrases We Use Everyday</b></p> <p>Phraseology is the ultimate collection of everything you never knew about the wonderful phrases found in the English language. It contains information about phrase history and etymology; unusual, lost, or uncommon phrases; how phrases are formed; and more than 7,000 facts about common English phrases.</p> <p>Practical enough to be used as a reference book but so fun that every book lover will want to read it straight through, Phraseology contains such engrossing tidbits as:</p> <ul> <li>ACROSS THE BOARD is an allusion to the board displaying the odds in a horse race</li> <li>ARTESIAN WELL gets its name from Artois, where such wells were first made</li> <li>BEST MAN originated in Scotland, where the groom kidnapped his bride with the aid of friends, including the toughest and bravest - the best man.</li> </ul>