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product_id: 4273199
title: "Flying by the Seat of Your Pants: Surprising Origins of Everyday Expressions Paperback – January 4, 2011"
brand: "harry oliver"
price: "A$101"
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reviews_count: 8
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# Flying by the Seat of Your Pants: Surprising Origins of Everyday Expressions Paperback – January 4, 2011

**Brand:** harry oliver
**Price:** A$101
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- **What is this?** Flying by the Seat of Your Pants: Surprising Origins of Everyday Expressions Paperback – January 4, 2011 by harry oliver
- **How much does it cost?** A$101 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great book
*by N***N on December 24, 2012*

This is a great book for anyone who likes language and is interested in finding out what certain phrases mean. Many of the phrases are familiar, but you may not know how they came about.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ this is a really cute book...
*by P***S on June 12, 2011*

This is a really cute little book, but a word of warning to those of you who prefer to learn about the idiomatic sayings of American English: this book is more for those who are interested in British English. There are a few sayings which cross over into both British and American English, but it is predominantly British. Still, it's a cute read for a short flight.

### ⭐⭐⭐ Good for a beginner
*by C***E on August 23, 2019*

I love language. I love slang and colloquialisms, so it's no surprise that I looked forward to reading this book with a great deal of anticipation.Flying by the Seat of Your Pants is a good, solid gathering of everyday expressions for a beginner. For someone who's more conversant with expressions and their origins, there's not going to be much that's new although it may be fun to touch base again with old favorites and realize that your memory's still in good shape.I do have one word of warning for potential readers. The author, Harry Oliver, is British; therefore, many of these everyday expressions have their origins in the UK. For Anglophiles like me, this is no problem, but for those who aren't interested in how folks across the pond speak, they may want to give this compilation a miss. (On the other hand, why not broaden your knowledge a bit?)

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