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Ever wondered where the phrase raining cats and dogs came from? In a Teutonic myth, the wind was a huge dog, chief attendant to Odin, the god of wisdom, war, and the cosmos. When it rained hard, Odin's dog was chasing a cat, in the form of rain. So when it poured, Odin dropped cats and dogs from the sky.Learn the fascinating stories behind such phrases as: Adam's apple; armed to the teeth; barking up the wrong tree; bats in the belfry; buckle down; mad money; nick of time; stool pigeon; three sheets to the wind; and many more...(5 1/2 x 8 1/2, 224 pages)John Mordock, a psychologist by training, has published six books and numerous articles in professional journals. An avid fly fisherman, he has also published articles in outdoor magazines. Myron Korach received a law degree from Case Western Reserve in 1929. While attending law school, he taught immigrants to read and write, his first experience with their difficulties with idioms.