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Title Handbook of commonly used American idioms / [edited by] Adam Makkai, Maxine T. Boatner, John E. Gates.

Edition Fifth edition / revised and updated by Adam Makkai, Ph.D.
Publication Info. Hauppauge, New York : Barron's, [2013]
©2013
Bookmark link: https://library.naperville-lib.org:444/record=b1572557~S1
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 Naper Blvd. Adult Nonfiction  423.13 HAN    AVAILABLE
 Nichols Adult Nonfiction English Language Learners  ELL 423.13 HAN    DUE 05-11-24
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Description xiii, 269 pages ; 16 cm
Summary Small enough to fit in purse or pocket, this dictionary presents approximately 2,500 American-English idiomatic words and expressions with their meanings. "In one's element" ... "nail down" ... "off base" and most other American idioms are composed of simple words that somehow take on brand-new meanings when they are combined. Here's a handy reference guide to them all for ESL students, foreign travelers in North America, and anybody with an interest in language usage. Expressions are listed alphabetically, identified according to their part of speech, and categorized as formal, informal, slang, or literary. Each expression is defined and supplemented with an illustrative sentence.
Subject English language -- Idioms -- Dictionaries.
Americanisms -- Dictionaries.
Added Author Makkai, Adam, editor.
Boatner, Maxine Tull, editor.
Gates, John Edward, editor.
ISBN 9781438001678
1438001673
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