Author(s): Elizabeth Knowles

General

• A spellbinding new reference work for figurative and allusive language, drawing on Oxford's unrivalled online resources
• Brings together words and phrases from the areas of history, religion, mythology, folk customs, superstitions, science and technology, philosophy, and popular culture
• Contains over 10,000 entries, organized alphabetically and supported by cross-referencing
• Based on critically acclaimed hardback parent volume
• Updated with high-profile new entries, including 'African Eve', 'bunny boiler', 'ground zero', and 'wake up and smell the coffee'