Richard A. Spears, NTC's American Idioms Dictionary
ISBN: 0844202746 | edition 2000
| PDF | 341 pages | 4 mb
Idioms are figures of speech that can defy
literal interpretation and
confound both native and non-native
speakers of American English.
This resource covers 8500 "proverbs,
informal phrases and
common sayings.
" Phrases are arranged alphabetically
by the first word of the
phrase, excluding articles such as a, an,
and the.
Typical entries provide brief
definitions and examples of usage.
The phrase finder index links keywords such
as "cranny" to
phrases such as "every nook and
cranny."
