''You can't catch trout with dry trousers.'' ''Don't marry a girl who wants strawberries in January.'' ''Enjoy your ice cream while it's on your plate.'' America's rich in proverbs, and this entertaining dictionary collects 15,000 of them gathered in 40 years of actual field research. Arranged alphabetically according to the most significant keyword, entries include variants, distribution, history of use and sources of data, and cross-references. Great browsing for language lovers everywhere! 848 pages, hardcover from Oxford.
