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The American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms

By Christine Ammer

Book information

Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Year
2013
ASIN
B00BVTMIDQ
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
1 MB (1132625 bytes)
Edition
2
Pages
515\0
Time added
2014-12-30 13:31:20

Description

Senior moment. Think outside the box. Idioms like these can’t be understood just from the words that make them up. The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms explores the meanings of idioms, including phrasal verbs such as kick back, proverbs such as too many cooks spoil the broth, interjections such as tough beans, and figures of speech such as elephant in the room. Since the publication of the first edition 15 years ago, author Christine Ammer has made extensive revisions that reflect new historical scholarship and changes in the English language. This second edition defines over 10,000 idiomatic expressions in greater detail than any other dictionary available today. English language learners will find this dictionary especially useful.

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