The Wheel is Spinning but the Hamster is Dead

The Wheel is Spinning but the Hamster is Dead

by Adam Sharp
Epub (Kobo), Epub (Adobe)
Publication Date: 26/10/2023

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Know your tater trap from your sniffle herring in Sharp's journey around the world in idioms, proverbs and general nonsense - the perfect gift for book lovers and language obsessives!


'Brilliant, hilarious fun from a master wordsmith - you will LOVE this book' Kit de Waal

'Extremely entertaining and very useful for new insults' Russell Kane

'Utter genius' Marian Keyes

'Brilliant' Brian Bilston


Join wordsmith Adam Sharp as he journeys around the world in idioms, proverbs and general nonsense. Learn unusual insults from France (You are a potato with the face of a guinea pig), how to hurry someone up in the US (You're going as slow as molasses in January) and what they call a shark in Vietnam (fat fish).


Full of fascinating, ridiculous and hilarious translations from around the world, Adam has rounded up the very best of what every corner of the globe has to offer.


Let's get this show on the road! Or:

Let's saddle the chickens! (German)

On with the butter! (Icelandic)

Forward with the goat! (Dutch)

ISBN:
9781398715936
9781398715936
Category:
Humour
Format:
Epub (Kobo), Epub (Adobe)
Publication Date:
26-10-2023
Language:
English
Publisher:
Orion
Adam Sharp

Adam is originally from Manchester but has moved around often (he's not very good at staying still). He has lived in: London, Melbourne, Sydney, Queensland, The Channel Islands, The Canary Islands, Nashville, Newcastle upon Tyne.

Adam has had over thirty jobs (he's not a very loyal employee, either). He has been paid to: Teach sport in kindergartens, serve sandwiches in casinos, catch footballs, juggle bottles, wash dishes, review music, change nappies, walk on stilts.

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