The American Heritage dictionary of idioms / Christine Ammer.

Author/creator Ammer, Christine
Format Electronic
EditionSecond edition.
Publication InfoBoston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, ©2013.
Description1 online resource (v, 506 pages)
Supplemental ContentProQuest Ebook Central
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Abstract Senior moment. Think outside the box. Idioms like these can't be understood just from the words that make them up. The American Heritage ; Dictionary of Idioms explores the meanings of idioms, including phrasal verbs such as kick back, proverbs such as too many cooks spoil the broth, interjections such as tough beans, and figures of speech such as elephant in the room. Since the publication of the first edition 15 years ago, author Christine Ammer has made extensive revisions that reflect new historical scholarship and changes in the English language. This second edition defines over 10,000 idiomatic expressions in greater detail than any other dictionary available today. English language learners will find this dictionary especially useful.
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Issued in other formPrint version: Ammer, Christine. American Heritage dictionary of idioms. 2nd ed. Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, ©2013 9780547676586
Genre/formElectronic books.
Genre/formDictionaries.
Genre/formTerms and phrases.
ISBN0547677537 (electronic bk.)
ISBN9780547677538 (electronic bk.)
ISBN1299905676 (ebk)
ISBN9781299905672 (ebk)
Publisher numberEB00031519 Recorded Books
Stock number521818 MIL
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