McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Idioms Dictionary Paperback - 2006 - 4th Edition
by Richard A. Spears
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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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- Title McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Idioms Dictionary
- Author Richard A. Spears
- Binding Paperback
- Edition number 4th
- Edition 4
- Pages 768
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher McGraw-Hill Companies, Blacklick, Ohio, U.S.A.
- Date 2006-12-04
- Features Bibliography, Index
- ISBN 9780071478939 / 0071478930
- Weight 2.25 lbs (1.02 kg)
- Dimensions 9 x 6 x 1.9 in (22.86 x 15.24 x 4.83 cm)
- Ages 12 to 17 years
- Grade levels 7 - 12
- Library of Congress subjects Americanisms, English language - United States - Idioms
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2006046933
- Dewey Decimal Code 427.973
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