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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 h

Table of Contents
PrefaceTerms and SymbolsAbout this DictionaryDictionaryPhrase-Finder IndexThematic IndexAppendix

McGrawHills Dictionary of American Idioms

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      Publisher McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
      Published 16 January 2007
      ISBN-13 9780071478939
      978-0071478939
      ISBN-10 0071478930
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      Description

      Book Synopsis

      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 h

      Table of Contents
      PrefaceTerms and SymbolsAbout this DictionaryDictionaryPhrase-Finder IndexThematic IndexAppendix

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