What Does That Mean?: Better Understand Idioms, Phrases, and Sayings | And Discover the Fascinating History Behind Their Origins Paperback – October 19, 2022

Our grandson is learning so much from this book. It's very useful and has been using the material daily.

All the many expressions/idioms we grow up with are covered. I bough tit for two refugees who have com eto whereI live.

WELL All Knowledge is Useful..So it's OK..

I've often wondered where these expressions came from so I enjoyed reading this book. Found the historical origin of the everyday expressions to be enlightening.

I was fascinated as to where these idioms originated and why it came about! Very interesting!

Funny cartoons but not much of real interesting topics. It lack of somethig. Maybe it does not have that "facinated issues." Sorry.

I bought it for my daughter's 5th grade class library. She tells me they like it.

"What Does That Mean" by someone with the nom de plume Cooper the Pooper is a well written clear and simple book about the origins of various idioms, phrases, and expressions. This is an excellent book for children, adults learning English as a second language, and everyone who has curiosity about the quirks and oddities of our language. The author traces some idioms back as far as Greek and Roman times. He often offers speculation or conjectures about where a chosen expression comes from. One critic here on Amazon disliked the book because he felt that Cooper's explanations are not fact based. I, on the other hand, applaud Cooper for his thoughtful speculations. I do not see the absence of rigorous scientific empirical hard data as a problem. So I wholeheartedly recommend the book for the three cohorts I name above. PS. I'd like to see Cooper choose a new pseudonym that doesn't involve excrement.