Allens Dictionary Of English Phrases
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Author |
: R. E. Allen |
Publisher |
: Penguin Group |
Total Pages |
: 840 |
Release |
: 2006 |
ISBN-10 |
: UCSC:32106018740271 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (71 Downloads) |
Synopsis Allen's Dictionary of English Phrases by : R. E. Allen
Allen's Dictionary of English Phrasesis the most comprehensive survey of this area of the English language ever undertaken. Taking over 6000 phrases, it explains their meaning, explores their development and gives citations that range from the Venerable Bede to Will Self. Crisply and wittily written, the book is packed with memorable and surprising detail, whether showing that 'salad days' comes from Antony and Cleopatra, that 'flavour of the month' originates in 1940s American ice cream marketing, or even that we've been 'calling a spade a spade' since the sixteenth century. Allen's Dictionary of English Phrasesis part of the Penguin Reference Library and draws on over 70 years of experience in bringing reliable, useful and clear information to millions of readers around the world - making knowledge everybody's property.
Author |
: Robert Allen |
Publisher |
: Penguin UK |
Total Pages |
: 832 |
Release |
: 2008-08-07 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780141917689 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0141917687 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (89 Downloads) |
Synopsis Allen's Dictionary of English Phrases by : Robert Allen
Allen’s Dictionary of English Phrases is the most comprehensive survey of this area of the English language ever undertaken. Taking over 6000 phrases, it explains their meaning, explores their development and gives citations that range from the Venerable Bede to Will Self. Crisply and wittily written, the book is packed with memorable and surprising detail, whether showing that 'salad days' comes from Antony and Cleopatra, that 'flavour of the month' originates in 1940s American ice cream marketing, or even that we’ve been 'calling a spade a spade' since the sixteenth century. Allen’s Dictionary of English Phrases is part of the Penguin Reference Library and draws on over 70 years of experience in bringing reliable, useful and clear information to millions of readers around the world – making knowledge everybody’s property.
Author |
: Albert Montefiore Hyamson |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 392 |
Release |
: 1922 |
ISBN-10 |
: UOM:39015066082259 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (59 Downloads) |
Synopsis A Dictionary of English Phrases by : Albert Montefiore Hyamson
Author |
: Rev. Francis ALLEN |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 460 |
Release |
: 1765 |
ISBN-10 |
: BL:A0019605764 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (64 Downloads) |
Synopsis A Complete English Dictionary; containing an explanation of all the words made use of in the common occurrences of life, or in the several arts and sciences, etc by : Rev. Francis ALLEN
Author |
: Richard A. Spears |
Publisher |
: National Textbook Company |
Total Pages |
: 580 |
Release |
: 1995 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0844208485 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780844208480 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (85 Downloads) |
Synopsis NTC's Dictionary of American English Phrases by : Richard A. Spears
"NTC's Dictionary of American English phrases, " by Richard A. Spears, Ph.D., provides more than 15,000 examples of usage for approxiamtely 7,000 common and useful American English expressions.
Author |
: Ki Chiu Kwong |
Publisher |
: BoD – Books on Demand |
Total Pages |
: 946 |
Release |
: 2024-02-25 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9783368863081 |
ISBN-13 |
: 3368863088 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (81 Downloads) |
Synopsis A Dictionary of English Phrases with Illustrative Sentences by : Ki Chiu Kwong
Reprint of the original, first published in 1881.
Author |
: James Main Dixon |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 396 |
Release |
: 1902 |
ISBN-10 |
: UCAL:B4091240 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (40 Downloads) |
Synopsis Dictionary of Idiomatic English Phrases by : James Main Dixon
Author |
: Robert Allen |
Publisher |
: Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages |
: 0 |
Release |
: 2007 |
ISBN-10 |
: 019911532X |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780199115327 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (2X Downloads) |
Synopsis Oxford Student's Dictionary by : Robert Allen
The Oxford Student's Dictionary contains 50,000 cross-curricular words and phrases, including technical vocabulary for the student aged 11+ years. It also includes 10,000 word origins, synonyms and usage notes. The easy pronunciation guides, style and subject labels and derived words all makethis an excellent dictionary for the KS3 student.
Author |
: James Main Dixon |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 384 |
Release |
: 1897 |
ISBN-10 |
: OCLC:1044452353 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (53 Downloads) |
Synopsis Dictionary of Idiomatic English Phrases by : James Main Dixon
Author |
: Henry Watson Fowler |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 1092 |
Release |
: 1917 |
ISBN-10 |
: BML:37001104879775 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (75 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Current English by : Henry Watson Fowler