{"product_id":"humble-pie-cold-turkey","title":"Humble Pie \u0026 Cold Turkey","description":"\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;b\u0026gt;‘Caroline Taggart has carved out a niche for herself in user-friendly, wittily written factual books.’ – \u0026lt;i\u0026gt;Yorkshire Post\u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;______________________\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;The huge variety of colourful phrases contained in the English language are notoriously varied and, often, notably odd. From \u0026lt;b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;i\u0026gt;blue-blooded\u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt; (an invention of aristocratic Spaniards) to \u0026lt;b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;i\u0026gt;limelight\u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt; (a way of lighting Victorian theatres), passing an exam with \u0026lt;b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;i\u0026gt;flying colours\u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt; (an image from sailing ships) to winning \u0026lt;b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;i\u0026gt;hands down\u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt; (from horse racing), the fascinating expressions that make up our language are explored in \u0026lt;i\u0026gt;Humble Pie and Cold Turkey\u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt;.\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;In this highly entertaining book, language enthusiast and \u0026lt;i\u0026gt;Sunday Times\u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt; best-selling author Caroline Taggart browses through thousands of years of history to shed light on why we use the \u0026lt;b\u0026gt;words and phrases\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt; we do. Arranged by themes including food, the household, childhood, romance and more, this intriguing book looks at the \u0026lt;b\u0026gt;origins of our language \u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;from their \u0026lt;b\u0026gt;historical context\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;. For example, did you know that:\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;If you \u0026lt;i\u0026gt;\u0026lt;b\u0026gt;rest on your laurels\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt;, you’re imitating a complacent Roman general?\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;If you \u0026lt;b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;i\u0026gt;eavesdrop\u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;, you’re likely to get wet?\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;If you’re \u0026lt;i\u0026gt;\u0026lt;b\u0026gt;taken aback\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt;, you should, strictly speaking, be a sailing ship?\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;If you’re \u0026lt;i\u0026gt;\u0026lt;b\u0026gt;galvanized into action\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt;, you’re behaving like Frankenstein’s monster?\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;i\u0026gt;Humble Pie and Cold Turkey\u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt; will prompt you to question the downright bizarre idioms we use to express ourselves, and\u0026lt;b\u0026gt; answer questions you may never have thought to ask\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;. Including why turkeys need to be cold and how pies came to be humble.\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57312088654206,"sku":"NW9781789295146","price":8.28,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781789295146.jpg?v=1778549862","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/humble-pie-cold-turkey","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}