The Penguin dictionary of English idioms

Daphne M. Gulland · David Hinds-Howell

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Lexicography and Language Studies Linguistics and Language Studies Linguistic research and analysis

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This dictionary of idioms is designed to stimulate understanding and familiarity by explaining their meanings and origins and giving examples of typical usage. The basis of the author's approach is the grouping of phrases around a limited number of key words from which idioms are derived.

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