TY  - BOOK
AU  - Boatner, Maxine Tull.
AU  - Gates, John Edward.
AU  - Makkai, Adam.
TI  - A Dictionary of American idioms
SN  - 812006127
AV  - PE 1460 .D561 1975
PY  - 1975///
CY  - Woodbury, NY
PB  - Barron's Educational Series
KW  - English language
KW  - United States
N1  - First ed. published in 1966 under title: A dictionary of idioms for the deaf
N2  - More than 8,000 idiomatic words and phrases specific to American-style English are presented in this updated A-to-Z dictionary, complete with definitions and sample sentences. Especially useful for TOEFL test-takers and other students in America for whom English is a second language, this book explains and clarifies many of the similes and metaphors that newcomers to American English find mystifying. It is also useful to native-born Americans who are sometimes confused by regional colloquialisms encountered in reading or on TV. Idioms undergo constant change in every living language, some of them falling out of use, while new words and phrases become part of the standard vocabulary. This dictionary's new fourth edition takes account of the latest idiomatic changes and provides a solid background to informal American English."www.shelfari.com"
ER  -