How long does it take to read In a Pickle, and Other Funny Idioms?
In a Pickle, and Other Funny Idioms by Marvin Terban takes about 1 hour 10 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 1 hour 10 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1983. 64 pages, about 17,600 words. Written for children.
3 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 1 hour 57 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 1 hour 10 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 44 minutes |
The page count is the median across 2 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Thirty common English phrases, such as "a chip off the old block" and "cry over spilled milk" are illustrated and explained.
Subjects: Terms and phrases, Idioms
