A Dictionary of English Phrases with Illustrative Sentences
Author : Ki Chiu Kwong
Publisher :
Page : 954 pages
File Size : 27,81 MB
Release : 1881
Category : Chronology, Chinese
ISBN :
Author : Ki Chiu Kwong
Publisher :
Page : 954 pages
File Size : 27,81 MB
Release : 1881
Category : Chronology, Chinese
ISBN :
Author : Kwang Ki-Chaou
Publisher :
Page : 520 pages
File Size : 26,52 MB
Release : 1905
Category : English language
ISBN :
Author : Ki Chiu Kwong
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 945 pages
File Size : 36,41 MB
Release : 2024-02-25
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 336886307X
Reprint of the original, first published in 1881.
Author : Ki Chaou Kwong
Publisher : Omnigraphics Incorporated
Page : 915 pages
File Size : 45,53 MB
Release : 1971-06-01
Category :
ISBN : 9781558889613
Author : Richard A. Spears
Publisher : McGraw Hill Professional
Page : 1100 pages
File Size : 13,73 MB
Release : 2006-02-03
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 0071486852
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 clichés. 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.
Author : John Ayto
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 419 pages
File Size : 39,62 MB
Release : 2010-07-08
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 019954378X
Offers entries for over six thousand idioms, including seven hundred new to this edition, and provides background information, additional cross-references, and national variants.
Author : John Ayto
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 37,42 MB
Release : 2020-06-18
Category : Reference
ISBN : 0192584383
What is it to 'cock a snook', where is the land of Nod, and who was first to go the extra mile? Find the answers to these questions (and many more!) in the new edition of the Oxford Dictionary of Idioms. This dictionary uncovers the meanings of myriad phrases and sayings that are used daily in the English language, encompassing more than 10,000 figurative expressions, similes, sayings, and proverbs. More than 400 idioms have been added to this new edition, and comprise recently coined and common sayings alike. New additions include 'back of the net', 'drag and drop', 'go it alone', 'how come?', 'if you ask me', 'make your skin crawl', and 'woe betide'. Illustrative quotations sourced from the Oxford corpora give contextual examples of the idioms and their standard usage, and many entries include background information on the origins of the idiom in question. An updated thematic index makes for easy navigation, and anyone who is interested in the origins and diversity of English vernacular will have hours of fun browsing this fascinating dictionary.
Author : Kwang Ki-Chaou
Publisher : Andesite Press
Page : 948 pages
File Size : 12,86 MB
Release : 2015-08-11
Category :
ISBN : 9781296743420
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author : Ki Chiu Kwong
Publisher : Legare Street Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 23,35 MB
Release : 2022-10-27
Category :
ISBN : 9781016361811
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author : Yuri Dolgopolov
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 406 pages
File Size : 47,65 MB
Release : 2016-02-01
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0786459956
Covering over 10,000 idioms and collocations characterized by similarity in their wording or metaphorical idea which do not show corresponding similarity in their meanings, this dictionary presents a unique cross-section of the English language. Though it is designed specifically to assist readers in avoiding the use of inappropriate or erroneous phrases, the book can also be used as a regular phraseological dictionary providing definitions to individual idioms, cliches, and set expressions. Most phrases included in the dictionary are in active current use, making information about their meanings and usage essential to language learners at all levels of proficiency.