{"product_id":"the-wheel-is-spinning-but-the-hamster-is-dead-the-perfect-gift-for-language-lovers-book-obsessives-this-christmas","title":"The Wheel is Spinning but the Hamster is Dead: The perfect gift for language lovers \u0026 book obsessives this Christmas!","description":"\u003cp\u003eKnow your tater trap from your sniffle herring in Sharp's journey around the world in idioms, proverbs and general nonsense - the perfect gift for Christmas\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Brilliant, hilarious fun from a master wordsmith - you will LOVE this book' Kit de Waal\u003cbr\u003e'Extremely entertaining and very useful for new insults' Russell Kane\u003cbr\u003e'Utter genius' Marian Keyes\u003cbr\u003e'Brilliant' Brian Bilston\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoin 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).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFull 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLet's get this show on the road! Or:\u003cbr\u003eLet's saddle the chickens! (German)\u003cbr\u003eOn with the butter! (Icelandic)\u003cbr\u003eForward with the goat! (Dutch)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hachette","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55454189912398,"sku":"9781398715929","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0924\/6775\/7390\/files\/9781398715929.jpg?v=1773143388","url":"https:\/\/intothewest.co.uk\/products\/the-wheel-is-spinning-but-the-hamster-is-dead-the-perfect-gift-for-language-lovers-book-obsessives-this-christmas","provider":"Into the West Book Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}