Cliches: Over 1500 Phrases Explored and Explained

by Betty Kirkpatrick

Book Overview

Betty Kirkpatrick has complied and exhaustive dictionary--a must for writers, crossword puzzle buffs, and anyone who is intrigued by language. Sample entries from Cliches Let the cat out of the bag is... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312154941
• ISBN13: 9780312154943
• Release Date: June 1997
• Publisher: St. Martin's Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.7" x 8.6"

Customer Reviews

Excellent for advanced ESL

I just wanted to let everyone know that the "cliches" are really all of the standard american idioms, which English second-language learners need, along with enough background and explanation to help them achieve complete understanding. It is the perfect gift and well-written idioms textbook for an ambitious learner. I am a volunteer tutor and my student is Korean, and he has devoured this book to discover the secrets behind all of those clever expressions we hear on the Sunday TV shows, and many we use in cultured banter.