3000 Power Words And Phrases For Effective Performance Reviews Av Sandra E. Lamb

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Have you ever wondered where terms like ¿end of your tether¿, ¿gets my goat¿ or ¿letting ones hair down¿ come from? Or why we call some people ¿geezers¿, ¿sugar daddies¿ or ¿lounge lizards¿? Or where the words ¿eavesdropping¿, ¿nickname¿...

This updated and revised edition is the authoritative guide to foreign words and phrases used in contemporary British and American English. Drawn from over 40 languages, the 6,000 entries detail the history of each word or phrase and provide selected...

<p><i>Roget''s Thesaurus </i>is the world''s most famous and trusted word-finder. First published in 1852, it has now sold over 32 million copies worldwide and has become the indispensable desk companion for generations...