Synopses & Reviews
It's
clear as a bell--this informative and fun A to Z guide to English idioms really
plumbs the depths of the subject. Over 10,000 cross-referenced entries that range from
bread and circuses to
apple-pie order and
muscle in to
zonk out give the meaning of each phrase and the context in which it is used. Unusual idioms receive longer explanations detailing their origins and their history. There are terms Shakespearean, Biblical, nautical, historical-and ones derived from quotes, misquotes, and misunderstanding. You won't want
to do without it!
Synopsis
It's "clear as a bell--this informative and fun A to Z guide to English idioms really "plumbs the depths of the subject. Over 10,000 cross-referenced entries that range from "bread and circuses to "apple-pie order and "muscle in to "zonk out give the meaning of each phrase and the context in which it is used. Unusual idioms receive longer explanations detailing their origins and their history. There are terms Shakespearean, Biblical, nautical, historical-and ones derived from quotes, misquotes, and misunderstanding. You won't want "to do without it!