The insect that stole butter?

The outer archives are busy

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Drawing on Oxford's unrivalled dictionary research program and language monitoring, this volume captures the often odd and unexpected stories behind many of our most curious expressions, offering a rich account that far exceeds what can be found in a general dictionary. --from publisher description.

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