The Oxford Dictionary of Catchphrases

Haveyoueverconsideredhowasinglelinefromamovieoratelevisionadvertisementspreadstobecomeaubiquitouslypopularexpression?Doyouknowtheoriginofsuchphrasesas"keepingupwiththeJoneses"and"aman'sgottadowhataman'sgottado"?Areyouoftenstumpedwhentryingtorememberthesourceofalinefromamovieoranadvertisingslogan?TheOxfordDictionaryofCatchphrasesistheanswertothefrequentlyaskedquestions"What'sthatfrom?"and"Whosaidthat?"andoffersalivelyexplorationofthehistoryandusageofthesecommonandtimelessexpressions.From"youtalkin'tome?"to"meltsinyourmouth，notinyourhand"to"seeyoulater，alligator，"thisentertainingbookprovidesacomprehensiveselectionofourbest-lovedcatchphrases，payinghomagetothehumannatureofadoptingacommonbondthroughlanguage.AspecialSourceInformationsectiongivesabackgrounddescriptionoftheshows，films，orbooksthatarecitedoften，andaSourceIndexallowsreaderstolookupentriesfromaparticularsource.Withthemostup-to-dateentries，TheOxfordDictionaryofCatchphrasesoffersanintriguingandfuntourofcommonlanguageandisidealforarmchairlinguistsaswellasallfilm，television，andpopularculturejunkies.