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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
NTC's Super-Mini English Idioms Dictionary NTC's Super-Mini English Idioms Dictionary Richard A Spears This includes more than 1,800 of the most frequently used idioms in contemporary British English, each with at least two example sentences. Compiled with non-native speakers in mind, the entire colle… OL15184811W
A dictionary of confusable phrases A dictionary of confusable phrases Yuri Dolgopolov "This dictionary covers over 10,000 idioms and collocations characterized by similarity in their wording or metaphorical idea which do not show corresponding similarity in their meanings. Designed to… OL15587895W
Cool as a cucumber Cool as a cucumber Bridget Heos Have you ever heard these crazy expressions? People use them even when no pickles, apples, or cakes are around! That's because these sayings are idioms--phrases that mean something different from wha… OL16263551W
Mad as a Wet Hen! Mad as a Wet Hen! Marvin Terban Illustrates and explains over 100 common English idioms, in categories including animals, body parts, and colors. OL166710W
Scholastic dictionary of idioms Scholastic dictionary of idioms Marvin Terban An alphabetical listing of common figures of speech, along with their definitions and origins. OL166720W
Scholastic Dictionary Of Idioms (Revised) Scholastic Dictionary Of Idioms (Revised) Marvin Terban lots of English idioms great for a classroom OL18184355W
Ve lo que dices Ve lo que dices Nancy Tabor Demonstrates the different ways people look at the same situations by presenting contrasting idiomatic expressions in both English and Spanish. Example: Someone important is a "big wheel" in English … OL19046380W
Every cliché in the book Every cliché in the book Peggy Rosenthal Presents well-known cliches under the headings: sentiments, situations, sources, and sounds. OL19184715W
English Collocations in Use Intermediate Book with Answers English Collocations in Use Intermediate Book with Answers Michael McCarthy,Felicity O'Dell 190 pages : 27 cm OL22534427W
Out of the blue Out of the blue Vanita Oelschlager Presents popular color-based idioms and their meanings, including "Out of the blue" and "Green with envy" with humorous illustrations accompanying each idiom. OL24728647W
You know what I mean You know what I mean Ruth Wajnryb "Does a word mean what it says? Sometimes - but not always. Everyone thinks that meaning is contained within words - like sardines in a tin, or milk in a bottle. After all, words are nice stable thin… OL4109590W
The Penguin dictionary of English idioms The Penguin dictionary of English idioms Daphne M. Gulland,David G. Hinds-Howell The English language is full of pitfalls for the foreign student - but the most common problem lies in understanding and using the very vast array of idioms. This book is uniquely designed to stimul… OL4997774W