num_pages: 416
description: This unique volume includes 5000 idioms alphabetically arranged by key word covering metaphorical phrases familiar quotations and proverbs and similes. The history and date of origin of the idiom is given where possible and some entries are supported by illustrative quotations as aguide to usage from both past and present sources. The Oxford Dictionary of Idioms is useful for all native speakers of English as it focuses on American English and British English in addition to less common variants. Destined to become a classis among language reference titles this book is amust for writers and journalists as well as for all those who have a general interest in the English language.
language: English
title: The Oxford Dictionary of Idioms
publisher: Oxford University Press, USA