Author: Richard Spears
Publisher: Mcgraw-hill
ISBN: 9780071492270
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
More idioms than you can shake a feather at With more than 2,100 clichés, proverbs, and informal expressions, this is your super source of everyday American idioms.
McGraw-Hill's Super-Mini American Idioms Dictionary, 2e
McGraw-Hill's Super-Mini American Idioms Dictionary, 2e
Author: Richard A. Spears
Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional
ISBN: 0071594922
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
With more than 2,100 clichés, proverbs, and informal expressions, this is a super source of everyday American idioms.
Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional
ISBN: 0071594922
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
With more than 2,100 clichés, proverbs, and informal expressions, this is a super source of everyday American idioms.
McGraw-Hill's Super-Mini American Slang Dictionary
Author: Richard A. Spears
Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional
ISBN: 0071594930
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 255
Book Description
The 411 on the latest American slang This up-to-date dictionary presents you with 2,100 entries including colorful words and phrases from television and movies, as well as the streets and campuses.
Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional
ISBN: 0071594930
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 255
Book Description
The 411 on the latest American slang This up-to-date dictionary presents you with 2,100 entries including colorful words and phrases from television and movies, as well as the streets and campuses.
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs
Author: Richard A. Spears
Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional
ISBN: 0071435786
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 1100
Book Description
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Idioms is the most comprehensive reference of its kind, bar none. It puts the competition to shame, by giving both ESL learners and professional writers the complete low-down on more than 24,000 entries and almost 27,000 senses. Entries include idiomatic expressions (e.g. the best of both worlds), proverbs (the best things in life are free), and clich é s (the best-case scenario). Particular attention is paid to verbal expressions, an area where ordinary dictionaries are deficient. The dictionary also includes a handy Phrase-Finder Index that lets users find a phrase by looking up any major word appearing in it.
Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional
ISBN: 0071435786
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 1100
Book Description
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Idioms is the most comprehensive reference of its kind, bar none. It puts the competition to shame, by giving both ESL learners and professional writers the complete low-down on more than 24,000 entries and almost 27,000 senses. Entries include idiomatic expressions (e.g. the best of both worlds), proverbs (the best things in life are free), and clich é s (the best-case scenario). Particular attention is paid to verbal expressions, an area where ordinary dictionaries are deficient. The dictionary also includes a handy Phrase-Finder Index that lets users find a phrase by looking up any major word appearing in it.
McGraw-Hill's Essential American Idioms
Author: Richard A. Spears
Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional
ISBN: 0071589333
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
Understand American English better by mastering its idioms This authoritative reference offers thousands of American English idioms, common phrases, and colloquialisms. Entries include definitions and examples of idioms used in context. With help from McGraw-Hill's Essential American Idioms Dictionary, you will become familiar with English as it is used in the media, at work, around the house, and in everyday conversations. This knowledge will help you comprehend English as it is spoken in the United States and add variety to your word usage. Inside you will find: 2,000 entries with examples of everyday usage The latest idioms used in the American lexicon Fun illustrations that show the humor of taking expressions too literally
Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional
ISBN: 0071589333
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
Understand American English better by mastering its idioms This authoritative reference offers thousands of American English idioms, common phrases, and colloquialisms. Entries include definitions and examples of idioms used in context. With help from McGraw-Hill's Essential American Idioms Dictionary, you will become familiar with English as it is used in the media, at work, around the house, and in everyday conversations. This knowledge will help you comprehend English as it is spoken in the United States and add variety to your word usage. Inside you will find: 2,000 entries with examples of everyday usage The latest idioms used in the American lexicon Fun illustrations that show the humor of taking expressions too literally
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Idioms Dictionary
Author: Richard A. Spears
Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional
ISBN: 0071712380
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 768
Book Description
Shape up your English with thousands of idioms Whether you are a learner of English who is having difficulty understanding expressions in everyday speech or a native speaker who wants to expand your written or spoken range, you need a comprehensive reference for idioms, common phrases, and sayings of American English. McGraw-Hill's American Idioms Dictionary shows you the ropes of English and helps you: Expand your English-speaking abilities with these 14,000-plus expressions, proverbs, and common sayings, listed alphabetically Use American idioms correctly by following the many helpful examples Easily find the right phrase by one of its key words Some examples of the colorful English language, as spoken by Americans: at peace relaxed and happy every trick in the book every deceptive method known Johnny-on-the-spot someone who is in the right place at the right time make a killing to have a great success, especially in making money nine-to-five job a job with normal daytime hours scream bloody murder to complain bitterly take a powder to leave; to leave town
Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional
ISBN: 0071712380
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 768
Book Description
Shape up your English with thousands of idioms Whether you are a learner of English who is having difficulty understanding expressions in everyday speech or a native speaker who wants to expand your written or spoken range, you need a comprehensive reference for idioms, common phrases, and sayings of American English. McGraw-Hill's American Idioms Dictionary shows you the ropes of English and helps you: Expand your English-speaking abilities with these 14,000-plus expressions, proverbs, and common sayings, listed alphabetically Use American idioms correctly by following the many helpful examples Easily find the right phrase by one of its key words Some examples of the colorful English language, as spoken by Americans: at peace relaxed and happy every trick in the book every deceptive method known Johnny-on-the-spot someone who is in the right place at the right time make a killing to have a great success, especially in making money nine-to-five job a job with normal daytime hours scream bloody murder to complain bitterly take a powder to leave; to leave town
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Idioms Dictionary
NTC's Super-Mini English Idioms Dictionary
Author: Richard A. Spears
Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional
ISBN: 007139995X
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
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 collection is compressed into a pocket-size edition.
Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional
ISBN: 007139995X
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
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 collection is compressed into a pocket-size edition.
NTC's Super-Mini American Idioms Dictionary
Author: Richard A. Spears
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies
ISBN: 9780844209166
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description
With more than 1,500 cliches, proverbs, and informal expressions, this is a super source of everyday American idioms.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies
ISBN: 9780844209166
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description
With more than 1,500 cliches, proverbs, and informal expressions, this is a super source of everyday American idioms.
NTC's Super-Mini Common American Phrases
Author: Richard A. Spears
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
ISBN: 9780844204581
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
Learning everyday expressions is now more convenient for non-native speakers of English thanks to these pocket-size dictionaries. Each is a compact, yet complete and up-to-date, reprint of one of NTC's top-selling ESL titles.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
ISBN: 9780844204581
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
Learning everyday expressions is now more convenient for non-native speakers of English thanks to these pocket-size dictionaries. Each is a compact, yet complete and up-to-date, reprint of one of NTC's top-selling ESL titles.