The American Heritage Dictionary Of Idioms, Second Edition

Informationen zum Autor Christine Ammer is the author of more than three dozen reference books, on subjects ranging from classical music to women's health. Her books on words and phrases include Facts on File Dictionary of Clichés; Seeing Red or Tickled Pink; Fighting Words from War, Rebellion, and Other Combative Capers; Southpaws and Sunday Punches; Cool Cats and Top Dogs; and Fruitcakes and Couch Potatoes. She lives in Lexington, Massachusetts. Klappentext Senior moment. Think outside the box. Idioms like these can't be understood just from the words that make them up. The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms explores the meanings of idioms, including phrasal verbs such as kick back, proverbs such as too many cooks spoil the broth, interjections such as tough beans, and figures of speech such as elephant in the room. Since the publication of the first edition fifteen years ago, author Christine Ammer has made extensive revisions that reflect new historical scholarship and changes in the English language. This second edition defines over 10,000 idiomatic expressions in greater detail than any other dictionary available today. English language learners will find this dictionary especially useful. Zusammenfassung Senior moment.   Think outside the box.  Idioms like these can't be understood just from the words that make them up. The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms explores the meanings of idioms, including phrasal verbs such as kick back, proverbs such as too many cooks spoil the broth, interjections such as tough beans, and figures of speech such as elephant in the room. Since the publication of the first edition fifteen years ago, author Christine Ammer has made extensive revisions that reflect new historical scholarship and changes in the English language. This second edition defines over 10,000 idiomatic expressions in greater detail than any other dictionary available today. English language learners will find this dictionary especially useful. ...

Product details

• Authors: Christine Ammer, Ammer Christine
• Publisher: Collins US
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 26.02.2013
• EAN: 9780547676586
• ISBN: 978-0-547-67658-6
• No. of pages: 512
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 25 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Dictionaries, reference works > Foreign-language dictionaries; Education, REFERENCE / Thesauri, Reference works, Teaching skills and techniques, Ethnic groups and multicultural studies, Self-help, personal development and practical advice, Trivia and quiz questions, Higher education, tertiary education, Primary and middle schools, Educational strategies and policy, Thesauri, REFERENCE: Personal & Practical Guides, REFERENCE: Trivia, REFERENCE: Dictionaries, REFERENCE: Thesauri, REFERENCE: Consumer Guides, EDUCATION: Multicultural Education, EDUCATION: Reference, EDUCATION: Schools / Levels / Higher, EDUCATION: Schools / Levels / Elementary