The Concise Oxford dictionary of proverbs / edited by J.A. Simpson. - New York : Oxford University Press, 1982. - xiii, 256 p ; 21 cm.

Abridgement of the Oxford dictionary of English proverbs.

Bibliography: p. 254-256.

School Library Journal.

Contains more than 1000 proverbs current in the 20th century with explanations of their meanings, uses, and origins.

Young Adult. Young Adult Follett Library Resources.

0198661312 : $16.95

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Proverbs, American.
Proverbs, English.
Proverbs--Dictionaries.

PN6421 / .C64 1982

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