McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Idioms Dictionary (McGraw-Hill ESL References)

pbShape up your English with thousands of idioms/b/p pWhether you are a learner of English who is having difficulty understanding expressions in everyday speech or a native speaker who wants to expand your written or spoken range, you need a comprehensive reference for idioms, common phrases, and sayings of American English. iMcGraw-Hill's American Idioms Dictionary/i shows you the ropes of English and helps you:/p ul liExpand your English-speaking abilities with these 14,000-plus expressions, proverbs, and common sayings, listed alphabetically liUse American idioms correctly by following the many helpful examples liEasily find the right phrase by one of its key words /ul pbSome examples of the colorful English language, as spoken by Americans:/b/p pbat peace /b relaxed and happybr bevery trick in the book /b every deceptive method knownbr bJohnny-on-the-spot/b someone who is in the right place at the right timebr bmake a killing/b to have a great success, especially in making moneybr bnine-to-five job /b a job with normal daytime hoursbr bscream bloody murder/b to complain bitterlybr btake a powder /b to leave; to leave town/p