McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Idioms

Spears gets to the heart of American idioms A fully revised and updated edition of the most established reference to American English idioms, this book covers more than 14,000 idiomatic forms in American English, each exemplified with contextual sentences. The revision also has more than 750 new entries, a new thematic index, and includes lighthearted illustrations.

Richard A. Spears, Ph.D., was a professor of linguistics at Northwestern University before he turned to editorial work. He has written more than 150 books and articles on various aspects of language. His main interest is in phrasal dictionaries and references designed for language learners.

Preface

Terms and Symbols

About this Dictionary

Dictionary

Phrase-Finder Index

Thematic Index

Appendix

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McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Idioms Dictionary

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