McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Idoms and Phrasal Verbs

By Richard A. Spears

Book Overview

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 clich s. 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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0071469346
• ISBN13: 9780071469340
• Release Date: February 2006
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies
• Length: 1104 Pages
• Weight: 3.71 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 7.1" x 10.0"

Customer Reviews

I like it!

I'm a Foreign Languages teacher and I really need to improve my English with Idioms and Phrasal verbs every day...this dictionary helps me a lot because it has not just words but sentences and their respective explanation for what it means plus an example so you can clarify any doubts you have...I like it!

Complete, luxury edition!

Not enough being so complete with more than 24.000 entries, the phrasal verbs and idioms are very well organized. Information is also precise and well presented, with plenty of real usage examples. The Phrase Finder, at the end, is very useful for a more complete and objective search. The printing, the paper and the cover are very good also, making this book a good choice for people willing to expand vocabulary and comprehension of contemporary American English.

Useful Reference for Improving Language Skills

This book is one of the most comprehensive I've ever seen when it comes to Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. It gives not only the explanation about the listed terms, but also includes usage examples. At the end of the book, there is a reference index which helps to find any expression contained in there. If you know at least one word from the phrase you are looking for, then you may find it listed and then you just go to the proper page for the necessary details. If you are a language learner or simply a language lover, it is a book that you should have on your shelf.

A Real Catch!

Petite enough to fit in purse or pocket, it gives more than 3,000 American-English idioms with their meanings. "Cold as Ice" and many other American idioms are composed of simple words. A cool reference guide for ESL students, foreign travelers in the US, and anybody else. They are listed alphabetically, ID'd according to their part of speech, and categorized as formal, informal, slang, or literary. Every expression is defined and supplemented with an illustrative sentence.

Very helpful!

As Brazilian is hard to express myself in english sometimes, so this book is helping me how to use and to understand american idioms and phrasal verbs. I recommend!