McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs

Informationen zum Autor Richard A. Spears, Ph.D., is a reference editor and former linguistics professor who has written more than 30 dictionaries, including NTC's American Idioms Dictionary (ISBN: 0-8442-0273-8) and NTC's American English Learner's Dictionary (ISBN: 0-8442-5859-8). Klappentext Learn the language of Nebraska . . .and 49 other states With more entries than any other reference of its kind, McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs shows you how American English is spoken today. You will find commonly used phrasal verbs, idiomatic expressions, proverbial expressions, and clichés. The dictionary contains more than 24,000 entries, each defined and followed by one or two example sentences. It also includes a Phrase-Finder Index with more than 60,000 entries. Zusammenfassung Shows you how American English is spoken. This dictionary features commonly used phrasal verbs! idiomatic expressions! proverbial expressions! and cliches. It contains more than 24!000 entries! each defined and followed by one or two example sentences. It also includes a Phrase-Finder Index with more than 60!000 entries. Inhaltsverzeichnis About This Dictionary V How to Use This Dictionary ix Acknowledgments xv Terms and Symbols xvii Dictionary 1 Phrase-Finder Index 783

Product details

• Authors: SPEARS, Richard Spears, Richard A Spears, Richard A. Spears
• Publisher: McGraw Hill Trade
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.03.2006
• EAN: 9780071469340
• ISBN: 978-0-07-146934-0
• Dimensions: 180 mm x 255 mm x 40 mm
• Series: McGraw-Hill ESL References; McGraw-Hill ESL References
• Subjects: Education and learning; Non-fiction book > Dictionaries, reference works > Miscellaneous; English, REFERENCE / Dictionaries, FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY / English as a Second Language, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Study & Teaching, American English, Language teaching and learning material and coursework, Dictionaries, ELT dictionaries & reference