Год выпуска: 1999 Автор: Richard A. Spears, Ph. D. Издательство: McGraw-Hill Companies Страниц: 320 ISBN: 978-0-8442-0342-3
Описание
The Most Practical and Up-to-Date Guide to American English Expressions. Phrases and Idioms contains more than 2,000 common and useful American English idiomatic expressions. The entries have been selected with the needs of nonnative speakers of English in mind and represent frequently used phrases and idioms of everyday spoken and written American English. Among the many features of this book are the following: - Each entry has at least two example sentences illustrating how the phrase or idiom is used in context in natural American English. - Shortened or abbreviated phrases and idioms are identified and defined alongside the full forms, and many variant forms are provided. - A Phrase-Finder Index makes it easy to find each phrase or idiom in the dictionary. The most useful and up-to-date guide of its kind, Phrases and Idioms is an invaluable reference for all students of English who need to know the essential phrases and idiomatic...
