Let us not beat about the bush. By and large, I spill the beans on Max Cryer's latest research results in Curious English Words and Phrases (Exisle, pbk.)
Without letting the cat out of the bag, I can state that this is not codswallop but a bobby dazzler - in fact it's the bee's knees!
In his continued search for the truth behind the odd words and expressions we use, Cryer does not leave readers bamboozled or bandicooted.
He introduces to us people such as Joe Bloggs, Solomon Grundy, Sweet Fanny Adams, the real McCoy and old Bob's your uncle, to boot.
He explains Murphy's Law, Santa Claus, Seventh Heaven as w
At this point of time, he not only opens an entertaining can of worms, but he gives explanations that are spot on, suiting me to a T.
Your reviewer (bald as a badger) has acted the giddygoat in this review.
So please excuse my vocabulary and phrases, so liberally stolen from the book - living the life of Reilly!Seriously, though, this book is fun to dip into and handy for reference. It is sorted from A (the @ symbol) to Z ("Zydecto") in 421 entertaining pages.
Toodlepip!
PS: Reilly, or Riley, was famous but a fictional identity.
