101 American English Idioms: Understanding and Speaking English like an American / Edition 1

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Overview

American English Idioms, a whimsical collection of colloquialisms, is sure to delight you - and provide real insight into American idioms, customs, and humor. Each idiom has a standard English "translation" and is placed in a real-life context, either in a natural dialogue or narrative. These facilitate understanding and make the idioms come alive! The cartoons, dialogues, and narratives are sure to help non-English speakers increase their sensitivity to American English at its most colorful - while native speakers will enjoy seeing common idioms illustrated with such wit and whimsy. With this book in hand, you've got the world by the tail!
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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780844254463
  • Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies, The
  • Publication date: 2/9/1987
  • Series: 101... Language Series
  • Edition description: Older Edition
  • Edition number: 1
  • Pages: 128
  • Product dimensions: 5.90 (w) x 8.90 (h) x 0.31 (d)

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Table of Contents

Foreword v
Section 1 It's a Zoo Out There 1
Smell a Rat
Go to the Dogs
Fishy
Take the Bull by the Horns
Horse of a Different Color
Let the Cat Out of the Bag
For the Birds
Straight From the Horses's Mouth
Horse Around
Cat Got Your Tongue?
Section 2 The Body Has Many Uses 11
Get in Someone's Hair
Shoot Off One's Mouth
Jump Down Someone's Throat
Pay Through the Nose
Tongue-In-Cheek
Pull Someone's Leg
Play It by Ear
Stick Out One's Neck
Shake a Leg
All Thumbs
Not Have a Leg to Stand On
Get Off Someone's Back
Section 3 That's Not Nice 23
Drive Someone Up a Wall
String Someone Along
Sell Someone Down the River
Leave Someone High and Dry
Sell Someone Short
Snow Job
Spill the Beans
Feed Someone a Line
Section 4 People Do the Strangest Things 31
On Ice
Shoot the Breeze
Bite the Dust
Bend over Backwards
Hit the Hay
Cough Up
Jump the Gun
Scratch Someone's Back
Hit the Ceiling
Fork Over
Turn Someone Off
Go Fly a Kite
Kick the Bucket
Raise a Stink
Section 5 Clothes Make the Man (and Woman) 45
Wet Blanket
Keep Under One's Hat
Up One's Sleeve
Dressed to Kill
Give Someone the Slip
Knock Someone's Socks Off
Talk Through One's Hat
Lose One's Shirt
In Stitches
Dressed to the Teeth
Section 6 When Things Go Wrong 55
Lemon
Out of the Woods
Get Up on the Wrong Side of the Bed
Out on a Limb
Eating Someone
Get the Ax
In the Hole
Bite the Bullet
Face the Music
Blow It
At the End of One's Rope
On One's Last Legs
Hot Under the Collar
On the Line
Section 7 When Things Go Well 69
For a Song
Make a Splash
Have the World by the Tail
Sitting Pretty
Feel Like a Million Dollars
Kick Up One's Heels
Bury the Hatchet
Paint the Town Red
Get Away Clean
Come Alive
Section 8 Do Your Best 79
Toot One's Own Horn
Stick to One's Guns
Get the Ball Rolling
Mind One's P's and Q's
Hang On
Give It One's Best Shot
Make Ends Meet
Get the Jump on Someone
Pull Strings
Spread Oneself Too Thin
Go to Bat for Someone
Duck Soup
Section 9 You Don't Say 91
Money Talks
Let Sleeping Dogs Lie
Shape Up or Ship Out
If the Shoe Fits, Wear It
Different Strokes For Different Folks
Bark Worse Than One's Bite
Eyes Are Bigger Than One's Stomach
Put One's Money Where One's Mouth Is
The Early Bird Catches the Worm
People Who Live in Glass Houses Shouldn't Throw Stones
Index to Idioms 102
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  • Anonymous

    Posted July 19, 2004

    This is a great book!

    I love to use this book with my students. The idioms focus on spoken language, and are fun and really useful. I highly recommend it.

    1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

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