About the Book: Humble Pie and Cold Turkey: English Expressions and Their
Origins
'Caroline Taggart has carved out a niche for herself in user-friendly, wittily
written factual books. Yorkshire Post
______________________ In this highly entertaining book, language enthusiast and
Sunday Times best-selling author Caroline Taggart browses through thousands of
years of history to shed light on why we use the words and phrases we do.
Arranged by themes including food, the household, childhood, romance and more,
this intriguing book looks at the origins of our language from their historical
context. For example, did you know that:
If you rest on your laurels, youre imitating a complacent