Dictionary of Cliches: Over 1500 Familiar Phrases Explored and Explained

By E.M. Kirkpatrick

The cliché is " ... the bad guy of the English language. Furthermore it is the worst kind of bad guy--the bad guy that used to be a good guy before it suffered a fall from grace or, in the case of the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0747514488
• ISBN13: 9780747514480
• Release Date: January 1996
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.37 lbs.

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.