Phrases and Idioms

A Practical Guide to American English Expressions

Author: Richard A. Spears and Spears Richard Series: NTC Reference

Defines and explains 2,300 confusing American English phrases and idioms. This book is indexed.

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Summary

Defines and explains 2,300 confusing American English phrases and idioms. This book is indexed.

Description

Here is a dictionary to help non-native English speakers when they are confronted with indecipherable expressions like ''a chip off the old block'', ''acid test'', etc. It defines and explains 2300 confusing phrases and idioms.'

About the Author

Richard A. Spears, Ph.D., is a reference editor and former linguistics professor who has written more than 30 dictionaries, including NTC's American Idioms Dictionary (ISBN: 0-8442-0273-8) and NTC's American English Learner's Dictionary (ISBN: 0-8442-5859-8).