Download or read book The Cassell dictionary of clichés written by Nigel Rees and published by Burns & Oates. This book was released on 1999-03-01 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sick and tired of cliches? Uncover all kinds of fun facts about how clichQs came to be. Many of these phrases have journalistic origins, many are literary, and some go as far back as the Bible -- but every entry will astound you. And the alphabetical, dictionary format makes it easy to find just what you're looking for.