Amusing, often hilarious phrases provide a unique perspective on how different
cultures perceive and describe the world. Organized by theme--food, love,
romance, and many more--they embody cultural traditions and attitudes, capture
linguistic nuance, and shed fascinating light on 'the whole ball of wax.' For
example, when English-speakers are hard at work, we're "nose to the grindstone,"
but industrious Chinese toil 'with liver and brains spilled on the ground' and
busy Indians have 'no time to die.'