The Oxford Dictionary of Idioms

By Jennifer Speake

Book Overview

Covering metaphorical phrases, familiar quotations and proverbs, and similes, this unique volume includes 5,000 idioms, their history and origin, and illustrative quotations as a guide to usage from... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0192801112
• ISBN13: 9780192801111
• Release Date: February 2001
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 402 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 5.1" x 1.2" x 7.7"