Wordnik.com: Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable http://www.wordnik.com/lists/brewer-s-dictionary-of-phrase-and-fable.xml Various editions of this treasure hoard are digitized and available online. But maybe you should spoil yourself and get a physical copy of the 17th edition, published in 2005. 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