Author: Publisher:
ISBN: 9789810123611
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 310
Book Description
Times-Chambers Dictionary of Idioms and Catch Phrases
Author: Publisher:
ISBN: 9789810123611
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 310
Book Description
Chambers Dictionary of Idioms and Catch Phrases
Author: Elizabeth McLaren KirkpatrickPublisher:
ISBN: 9780550183071
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 310
Book Description
A major new edition of one of the classic dictionaries of idioms available, encompassing all idiomatic and catch phrase elements of the language - including the latest ones.
A Dictionary of Confusable Phrases
Author: Yuri DolgopolovPublisher: McFarland
ISBN: 0786459956
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 406
Book Description
Covering over 10,000 idioms and collocations characterized by similarity in their wording or metaphorical idea which do not show corresponding similarity in their meanings, this dictionary presents a unique cross-section of the English language. Though it is designed specifically to assist readers in avoiding the use of inappropriate or erroneous phrases, the book can also be used as a regular phraseological dictionary providing definitions to individual idioms, cliches, and set expressions. Most phrases included in the dictionary are in active current use, making information about their meanings and usage essential to language learners at all levels of proficiency.
"Right Makes Might"
Author: Wolfgang MiederPublisher: Indiana University Press
ISBN: 0253040361
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 398
Book Description
“A powerful and timely addition to the literature of rhetoric and folklore.” —Choice In 1860, Abraham Lincoln employed the proverb Right makes might—opposite of the more aggressive Might makes right—in his famed Cooper Union address. While Lincoln did not originate the proverb, his use of it in this critical speech indicates that the fourteenth century phrase had taken on new ethical and democratic connotations in the nineteenth century. In this collection, famed scholar of proverbs Wolfgang Mieder explores the multifaceted use and function of proverbs through the history of the United States, from their early beginnings up through their use by such modern-day politicians as Barack Obama, Hillary Rodham Clinton, and Bernie Sanders. Building on previous publications and unpublished research, Mieder explores sociopolitical aspects of the American worldview as expressed through the use of proverbs in politics, women’s rights, and the civil rights movement—and by looking at the use of proverbial phrases, Mieder demonstrates how one traditional phrase can take on numerous expressive roles over time, and how they continue to play a key role in our contemporary moment.
Times-Chambers Dictionary of Idioms
Author: Elizabeth McLaren KirkpatrickPublisher:
ISBN: 9789810137496
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 432
Book Description
Chambers Universal Learners' Dictionary
Author: Publisher: Allied Publishers
ISBN: 9788186062142
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 932
Book Description
British Book News
Author: British Book News
Author: British CouncilPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Best books
Languages : en
Pages : 916
Book Description
Includes no. 53a: British wartime books for young people.
The Educational Times, and Journal of the College of Preceptors
Author: Take My Word for It
Author: Anatoly LibermanPublisher: U of Minnesota Press
ISBN: 1452968624
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 677
Book Description
Three centuries of English idioms—their unusual origins and unexpected interpretations To pay through the nose. Raining cats and dogs. By hook or by crook. Curry favor. Drink like a fish. Eat crow. We hear such phrases every day, but this book is the first truly all-encompassing etymological guide to both their meanings and origins. Spanning more than three centuries, Take My Word for It is a fascinating, one-of-a-kind window into the surprisingly short history of idioms in English. Widely known for his studies of word origins, Anatoly Liberman explains more than one thousand idioms, both popular and obscure, occurring in both American and British standard English and including many regional expressions. The origins, and even the precise meaning, of most idioms are often obscure and lost in history. Based on a critical analysis of countless conjectures, with exact, in-depth references (rare in the literature on the subject), Take My Word for It provides not only a large corpus of idiomatic phrases but also a vast bibliography. Detailed indexes and a thesaurus make the content accessible at a glance, and Liberman’s introduction and conclusion add historical dimensions. The result of decades of research by a leading authority, this book is both instructive and absorbing for scholars and general readers, who won’t find another resource as comparable in scope or based on data even remotely as exhaustive.