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English literature, particularly fairy tales, stories and ballads are rich with idiomatic expressions and idioms. They are widely used in everyday speech. So let's see their origin.

Category: Literature

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Lewis Carroll's book "Alice in Wonderland' is full of fanciful characters, each one adding a bit of humor and dimension to the story. When Alice falls down the rabbit hole she encounters various ...

Domain: Literature; Category: Fiction

According to the fairy tale there was an old man, and an old woman, and a little boy. One morning the old woman made a Johnny-cake, and put it in the oven to bake. The old man and the old woman went ...

Domain: Literature; Category: Chilldren's literature

It derives from another genius English fairy tale by Joseph Jacobs. The tale is about a boy whose name was Jack, and he lived with his mother on a common. They were very poor, and the old woman ...

Domain: Literature; Category: Chilldren's literature

The phrase “Tom thumb” comes from the same fairy tale. Back in the times of King Arthur, lived a poor and infertile couple who longed for a son but remained as barren as they were poor. They invite a ...

Domain: Literature; Category: Chilldren's literature

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