Download or read book Black Sheep and Lame Ducks written by Albert Jack and published by Perigee Trade. This book was released on 2010 with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The follow-up to Red Herrings and White Elephants explains the history of the curious and bizarre origins of hundreds of idioms and expressions, including “wearing your heart on your sleeve” and a “black sheep in the family.”