McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Idioms Dictionary (McGraw-Hill ESL References)
Shape up your English with thousands of idiomsWhether you are a learner of English who is having difficulty understanding expressions in everyday speech or a native speaker who wants to expand your written or spoken range, you need a comprehensive reference for idioms, common phrases, and sayings of American English.McGraw-Hill's American Idioms Dictionaryshows you the ropes of English and helps you:Expand your English-speaking abilities with these 14,000-plus expressions, proverbs, and common sayings, listed alphabeticallyUse American idioms correctly by following the many helpful examplesEasily find the right phrase by one of its key wordsSome examples of the colorful English language, as spoken by Americans:at peacerelaxed and happyevery trick in the bookevery deceptive method knownJohnny-on-the-spotsomeone who is in the right place at the right timemake a killingto have a great success, especially in making moneynine-to-five joba job with normal daytime hoursscream bloody murderto complain bitterlytake a powderto leave; to leave town