Join Susie Dent, lexicographer extraordinaire and Queen of Countdown's Dictionary Corner, on a curious and exceedingly interesting adventure through all the very best red herrings, cock-and-bull stories and nine-day wonders in the English language. Who was Sweet Fanny Adams? What's the dramatic true story behind stealing thunder? Why is it chancing your arm when you take a risk? What do bears have to do with licking into shape? Or robbers with pulling someone's leg? Why are circles vicious? And, what's so bad about a white elephant?