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Overview"""Bite the bullet"", "" get on the stick"", ""make no bones about it"", "" take the cake"".The American Heritage(R) Dictionary of Idioms covers almost 10,000 expressions.Its main fare is, of course, idioms - groups of two or more words that together mean something different from the literal meaning of the individual words.In addition, this book discusses verb phrases such as "" act up"", ""freeze out"", and "" get down"", figures of speech such as ""dark horse"" and ""blind as a bat"", interjections and formulas like ""says who"" and "" tough beans"", common proverbs like a ""bird in the hand"", and slang terms such as ""buy the farm"" and ""push up daisies"".Each entry is defined and has an example sentence showing the expression in context.Most entries offer an explanation of the expression's literal meaning or origin and include information about its first appearance in English." Full Product DetailsAuthor: Christine AmmerPublisher: Houghton Mifflin Imprint: Houghton Mifflin Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.10cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.635kg ISBN: 9780618249534ISBN 10: 0618249532 Pages: 480 Publication Date: 01 September 2003 Recommended Age: From 12 to 17 years Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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