Random House Dictionary of Popular Proverbs & Sayings
Title | Random House Dictionary of Popular Proverbs & Sayings PDF eBook |
Author | Gregory Titelman |
Publisher | Random House Reference |
Pages | 490 |
Release | 1996 |
Genre | Reference |
ISBN |
An annotated reference of more than 1,500 proverbs and sayings of the American language.
A Dictionary of Catch Phrases
Title | A Dictionary of Catch Phrases PDF eBook |
Author | Eric Partridge |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 1315 |
Release | 2003-09-02 |
Genre | Foreign Language Study |
ISBN | 1134929986 |
A catch phrase is a well-known, frequently-used phrase or saying that has `caught on' or become popular over along period of time. It is often witty or philosophical and this Dictionary gathers together over 7,000 such phrases.
Common Phrases
Title | Common Phrases PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | Rowman & Littlefield |
Pages | 203 |
Release | |
Genre | |
ISBN | 1599216833 |
NTC's Dictionary of Everyday American English Expressions
Title | NTC's Dictionary of Everyday American English Expressions PDF eBook |
Author | Richard A. Spears |
Publisher | McGraw Hill Professional |
Pages | 430 |
Release | 1995-02-01 |
Genre | Foreign Language Study |
ISBN | 0071783547 |
With more than 7,000 up-to-date phrases, this dictionary covers situations from talking to a doctor to ordering a meal, and helps learners communicate personal feelings, and make small talk.
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Idoms and Phrasal Verbs
Title | McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Idoms and Phrasal Verbs PDF eBook |
Author | Richard A. Spears |
Publisher | McGraw Hill Professional |
Pages | 1100 |
Release | 2006-02-03 |
Genre | Foreign Language Study |
ISBN | 0071486852 |
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.
Dictionary of Popular Phrases
Title | Dictionary of Popular Phrases PDF eBook |
Author | Nigel Rees |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
Pages | 277 |
Release | 1991 |
Genre | Clichés |
ISBN | 9780747509899 |
A compendium of catch-phrases, colloquialisms, format phrases, idioms, nicknames, sayings, slogans and stock phrases. It explains what they mean, details their origins and gives illustrated examples. Nigel Rees is the author of the Graffiti books.
The Dictionary of Popular Yiddish Words, Phrases, and Proverbs
Title | The Dictionary of Popular Yiddish Words, Phrases, and Proverbs PDF eBook |
Author | Fred Kogos |
Publisher | Citadel Press |
Pages | 396 |
Release | 1997 |
Genre | Foreign Language Study |
ISBN | 9780806518855 |
This fascinating, useful, and funny collection of proverbs, curses, maxims, and ribald expressions will teach readers all they ever wanted to know about this remarkable language.