Join Susie Dent, lexicographer extraordinaire and Queen of
Countdown's Dictionary Corner, on a curious and exceedingly interesting adventure through all the very best RED HERRINGS, COCK AND BULL STORIES and NINE-DAY WONDERS in the English language.
Who was SWEET FANNY ADAMS? What's the dramatic true story behind STEALING THUNDER?
Why is it CHANCING YOUR ARM when you take a risk? What do bears have to do with LICKING INTO SHAPE?
Or robbers with PULLING SOMEONE'S LEG? Why are CIRCLES VICIOUS?
And, what's so bad about a WHITE ELEPHANT?
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