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Friday, July 20, 2012

The Friday Brain-teaser from Credo Reference - July 20, 2012

The Friday Brain-teaser from Credo Reference - this week: Foreign Phrases. "The English language has borrowed many phrases from foreign languages. Can you supply the meaning of these foreign phrases which have been taken into English?" Answers here.

1. Hors d'oeuvre.
2. Table d'hôte.
3. Carte blanche.
4. In loco parentis.
5. Bric-a-brac.
6. Bête noire.
7. Caveat emptor.
8. Art nouveau.
9. Rara avis.
10. Noblesse oblige.

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