Description
| Product ID: | 9780140514810 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | The Penguin Dictionary of English Idioms |
| Authors: | Author: Daphne M Gulland, David Hinds-Howell |
| Page Count: | 400 |
| Subjects: | Dictionaries, Dictionaries, English |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating Looks at a range of examples, providing definitions and explaining how they should be used. This practical guide is arranged by theme, making it possible to compare all the idioms in that subject area and find the right one for the occasion, whether in writing or speech. To ''put the cart before the horse'', have ''the cheek of the devil'' or be ''a pillar of society'' - these are just some of the thousands of idioms that have become an integral part of the English language. The Penguin Dictionary of English Idioms looks at a vast range of examples, providing concise definitions and explaining how they should be used. This practical guide is arranged by theme, making it possible to compare all the idioms in that subject area and find the right one for the occasion, whether in writing or speech. |
| Imprint Name: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Publisher Name: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2001-03-29 |
