Author: Gregory TitelmanPublisher: Random House Reference
ISBN:
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 490
Book Description
An annotated reference of more than 1,500 proverbs and sayings of the American language.
Random House Dictionary of Popular Proverbs & Sayings
Author: Gregory TitelmanPublisher: Random House Reference
ISBN:
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 490
Book Description
An annotated reference of more than 1,500 proverbs and sayings of the American language.
Adages
Author: Desiderius ErasmusPublisher: Springer Science & Business
ISBN: 9780802059543
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 510
Book Description
Phrases and Idioms
Author: Richard A. SpearsPublisher: McGraw-Hill Education
ISBN: 9780844203423
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This quick-access book defines and explains 2,300 confusing American English phrases and idioms, making their meaning crystal clear. Completely indexed.
English Proverbs and Sayings Dictionary
Author: Daniel B. SmithPublisher: Daniel B. Smith
ISBN:
Category : Study Aids
Languages : en
Pages : 187
Book Description
The main objective of this book is to provide you an impressive and invaluable collection of English proverbs and sayings with their explanations included, so as to enrich your English knowledge. A proverb is a simple, concrete, traditional saying that expresses a perceived truth based on common sense or experience. Proverbs are often metaphorical and use formulaic language. Collectively, they form a genre of folklore. Knowing these proverbs and sayings will enhance your English skills. Thus you will be able to communicate better. Proverbs are found in a wide variety of contexts. You may have noticed them in songs, in film titles or even in newspaper headlines. It is important to remember that proverbs and sayings are sometimes used when speaking both formally and informally. This book has more than 1,400 proverbs and sayings for you to discover or rediscover. At the end of this book, as a bonus for you, I have chosen and wrote 327 most famous English quotations. You may find them quite inspiring…
Idioms, Phrases & Proverbs with Hindi Meanings & Usage
Author: H S BhatiaPublisher: Ramesh Publishing House
ISBN: 9789350125717
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 186
Book Description
The present book on 'Idioms, Phrases & Proverbs' has been conceived and developed keeping in mind the requirements of various types of readers, students and especially the aspirants of various competitive exams where questions based on these are an essential part of the exam. The book is embedded with numerous simple, moderate and high level of Idioms, Phrases & Proverbs useful for various competitive and academic exams, and to improve English expression as well. The list of idioms, phrases and proverbs is endless. The book endeavours to present some of the selected important and commonly used among them, along with their meanings in Hindi and usage in sentences for the better understanding of readers. The book will definitely prove to be a boon to the inquisitive students, competitive-exam aspirants, and other readers.
Cartoon-illustrated Metaphors
Author: Kaiman LeePublisher: Environmental Design & Research Ctr
ISBN: 9780915250486
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description
This book is intended to help people who want to "spice up" the way they talk. It is especially effective for people whose native languages are not English. Verbal metaphors used in appropriate contexts can serve business, social, psychological and cultural purposes. Each metaphor occupies one page which makes learning consistent and easy. Each page has a cartoon and a text portion that consists of four categories of information: meaning, alternatives, origin and usage.
Oxford Dictionary of Idioms
Author: John AytoPublisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0192584383
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 876
Book Description
What is it to 'cock a snook', where is the land of Nod, and who was first to go the extra mile? Find the answers to these questions (and many more!) in the new edition of the Oxford Dictionary of Idioms. This dictionary uncovers the meanings of myriad phrases and sayings that are used daily in the English language, encompassing more than 10,000 figurative expressions, similes, sayings, and proverbs. More than 400 idioms have been added to this new edition, and comprise recently coined and common sayings alike. New additions include 'back of the net', 'drag and drop', 'go it alone', 'how come?', 'if you ask me', 'make your skin crawl', and 'woe betide'. Illustrative quotations sourced from the Oxford corpora give contextual examples of the idioms and their standard usage, and many entries include background information on the origins of the idiom in question. An updated thematic index makes for easy navigation, and anyone who is interested in the origins and diversity of English vernacular will have hours of fun browsing this fascinating dictionary.
A Desk-book of Idioms and Idiomatic Phrases in English Speech and Literature
Author: Frank H. VizetellyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 526
Book Description
650 Idioms and Proverbial Phrases in Modern Standard Arabic
Author: Lamia Jamal-AldinPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1000454878
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 343
Book Description
650 Idioms and Proverbial Phrases in Modern Standard Arabic is the ideal tool for learners of Arabic who wish to improve their knowledge and comprehension of Arabic language and culture and make their language more expressive and idiomatic. Including over 650 idiomatic expressions found in contemporary Arabic, this book is divided into two parts. Part I lists the idioms alphabetically for ease of use, providing English equivalents and a range of illustrative example sentences to show how the idioms are used in different contexts. The idioms are chosen based on frequency of use in written Arabic as well as oral speech, in Arabic literature and mass media. Part II includes 30 practice exercises structured around original texts which include the idioms covered in Part I. These practice exercises encourage students to review the meanings of idioms while improving their reading skills and familiarity with various text genres. Designed to be comprehensive, accurate, and easy to use, the book reflects the daily use of Arabic and draws on real and authentic use of the language. Suitable for use as a textbook or reader, this is an ideal resource for students at CEFR level B1 to C2 or Intermediate-High to Advanced-High on the ACTFL proficiency scale.
English Proverbs & Sayings
Author: Ian George BoltonPublisher: The English Grammar Club
ISBN: 8898348010
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description
This is a collection of some of the most important and well- known English proverbs & sayings. Proverbs have been handed down from generation to generation from the earliest times to give advice, and were passed down from mouth to mouth long before any written records. Proverbs are especially good for a language student because they are metaphorical, and create a strong visual image in the mind. Proverbs are a great way of giving students good example sentences which they can memorize and use as models for building their own sentences. We have tried to keep the caption explaining the proverb as colloquial as possible and as close to spoken English as possible, it contains several Keywords (at times perhaps too many) related to the concept expressed by the proverb.