NTC's Thematic Dictionary of American Idioms
Title | NTC's Thematic Dictionary of American Idioms PDF eBook |
Author | Richard A. Spears |
Publisher | McGraw-Hill Companies |
Total Pages | 0 |
Release | 1999 |
Genre | Americanisms |
ISBN | 9780844208312 |
NTC's Thematic Dictionary of American Idioms contains more than 5,500 of the most common and useful idioms arranged conveniently by theme, topic, or meaning. This work combines the best features of a thesaurus and a dictionary. Its features include a definition of each idiom that includes at least two examples of usage, an alphabetical index for locating each idiom, and an easy-to-read format with a minimum of abbreviations and symbols. NTC's Thematic Dictionary of American Idioms is an invaluable tool that allows writers, speakers, and students of English to locate the exact idiomatic expressions they need quickly and easily.
NTC's Dictionary of Everyday American English Expressions
Title | NTC's Dictionary of Everyday American English Expressions PDF eBook |
Author | Richard A. Spears |
Publisher | McGraw Hill Professional |
Total Pages | 430 |
Release | 1995-02-01 |
Genre | Foreign Language Study |
ISBN | 0071783547 |
With more than 7,000 up-to-date phrases, this dictionary covers situations from talking to a doctor to ordering a meal, and helps learners communicate personal feelings, and make small talk.
NTC's American Idioms Dictionary
Title | NTC's American Idioms Dictionary PDF eBook |
Author | Richard A. Spears |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 558 |
Release | 1994 |
Genre | Americanisms |
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Completely revised, updated, reorganized, and enlarged with 600 new entries. Essential for writers and learners of American English, it features a unique new format, an appendix of 500 fixed-order phrases--such as "fast and furious"--that cannot be reversed, and a Phrase-Finder Index for easy lookups of even partially remembered phrases.
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Idoms and Phrasal Verbs
Title | McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Idoms and Phrasal Verbs PDF eBook |
Author | Richard Spears |
Publisher | McGraw Hill Professional |
Total Pages | 1098 |
Release | 2006-02-03 |
Genre | Reference |
ISBN | 9780071486859 |
Learn the language of Nebraska . . .and 49 other states With more entries than any other reference of its kind, McGraw-Hill’s Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs shows you how American English is spoken today. You will find commonly used phrasal verbs, idiomatic expressions, proverbial expressions, and clichés. The dictionary contains more than 24,000 entries, each defined and followed by one or two example sentences. It also includes a Phrase-Finder Index with more than 60,000 entries.
NTC's Dictionary of American English Phrases
Title | NTC's Dictionary of American English Phrases PDF eBook |
Author | Richard A. Spears |
Publisher | Passport Books |
Total Pages | 559 |
Release | 1995 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | 9780844208473 |
A practical guide to idioms, phrasal verbs, proverbs, and common sayings.
NTC's Thematic Dictionary of American Slang
Title | NTC's Thematic Dictionary of American Slang PDF eBook |
Author | Richard A. Spears |
Publisher | McGraw Hill Professional |
Total Pages | 561 |
Release | 1999-08-01 |
Genre | Foreign Language Study |
ISBN | 0071434100 |
This "thesaurus of slang" contains more than 9,000 expressions. Entries are illustrated by at least two English sentences each and are organized by topic, which makes finding the right expression quick and easy. Includes an alphabetical index.
NTC'S american idioms dictionary
Title | NTC'S american idioms dictionary PDF eBook |
Author | Richard A. Spears |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 463 |
Release | 1996 |
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