| Titre : |
Dictionary of idioms |
| Type de document : |
texte imprimé |
| Auteurs : |
Speake, Jennifer, Auteur |
| Editeur : |
Oxford university |
| Année de publication : |
1999 |
| Importance : |
393 p. |
| Format : |
20 cm |
| ISBN/ISSN/EAN : |
978-0-19-280111-1 |
| Langues : |
Anglais (eng) |
| Index. décimale : |
400 Langage |
| Résumé : |
Is everything as easy as ABC, or do you make a mountain out of a molehill! Does your English cut the mustard, or do you find that it's wide of the mark?
Containing over 5,000 idioms, this book covers metaphorical phrases, similes, familiar sayings, and proverbs. It explains meanings and provides historical information for well-known idioms such as cost an arm and a leg, knocks spots off, once in a blue moon, the tip of the iceberg, and many more. Full of fascinating facts, this dictionary is ideal for anyone with an interest in the origins of the colloquial, quirky byways of the English language.
Idioms are arranged alphabetically by key word for easy reference.
Sayings in British English are supplemented by American English and other expressions: cut to the chase, drink with the flies, make a Virginia Fence.
Entries are supported by illustrative quotations from sources as varied as the Bible, Spectator, and Agatha Christie. |
Dictionary of idioms [texte imprimé] / Speake, Jennifer, Auteur . - Oxford university, 1999 . - 393 p. ; 20 cm. ISBN : 978-0-19-280111-1 Langues : Anglais ( eng)
| Index. décimale : |
400 Langage |
| Résumé : |
Is everything as easy as ABC, or do you make a mountain out of a molehill! Does your English cut the mustard, or do you find that it's wide of the mark?
Containing over 5,000 idioms, this book covers metaphorical phrases, similes, familiar sayings, and proverbs. It explains meanings and provides historical information for well-known idioms such as cost an arm and a leg, knocks spots off, once in a blue moon, the tip of the iceberg, and many more. Full of fascinating facts, this dictionary is ideal for anyone with an interest in the origins of the colloquial, quirky byways of the English language.
Idioms are arranged alphabetically by key word for easy reference.
Sayings in British English are supplemented by American English and other expressions: cut to the chase, drink with the flies, make a Virginia Fence.
Entries are supported by illustrative quotations from sources as varied as the Bible, Spectator, and Agatha Christie. |
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