McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Idioms Dictionary EPUB
by Richard A. Spears
Part of the McGraw-Hill ESL References series
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Shape up your English with thousands of idioms
Whether you are a learner of English who is having difficulty understanding expressions in everyday speech or a native speaker who wants to expand your written or spoken range, you need a comprehensive reference for idioms, common phrases, and sayings of American English. McGraw-Hill's American Idioms Dictionary shows you the ropes of English and helps you:
- Expand your English-speaking abilities with these 14,000-plus expressions, proverbs, and common sayings, listed alphabetically
- Use American idioms correctly by following the many helpful examples
- Easily find the right phrase by one of its key words
Some examples of the colorful English language, as spoken by Americans:
at peace relaxed and happy
every trick in the book every deceptive method known
Johnny-on-the-spot someone who is in the right place at the right time
make a killing to have a great success, especially in making money
nine-to-five job a job with normal daytime hours
scream bloody murder to complain bitterly
take a powder to leave; to leave town
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- Pages:544 pages
- Publisher:McGraw Hill LLC
- Publication Date:04/12/2006
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- Format:EPUB
- Pages:544 pages
- Publisher:McGraw Hill LLC
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- ISBN:9780071712385