Words Aka Figures Of Speech (1942)

Words - figures of speech. Probably filmed at Pathe studios, London. C/U of a woman shouting at her husband about all the work she does. Various shots of classic books. Various shots of diagrams and sketches showing the origins of words and phrases, such as “pig in a poke“ and “hoisted by his own petard“. A woman says “no“ and kicks her husband out of bed - for eating biscuits. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website.