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BLOOMSBURY DICTIONARY OF IDIOMS
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| By: |
Gordon Jarvie |
| Format: |
Paperback |
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£9.99 |
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£8.74 |
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£1.25 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1408114062 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781408114063 |
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| Publisher: |
BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING PLC |
| Pub. date: |
16 November, 2009 |
| Pages: |
384 |
| Description: |
An entertaining and enlightening guide to more than 3,000 English idioms, including golden parachute, barking up the wrong tree, storm in a tea cup and see red. |
| Synopsis: |
From credit crunch to golden parachute, barking up the wrong tree to storm in a tea cup in this book, Gordon Jarvie explains all you need to know about these and 3,000 other common English idioms. Packed with nuggets of fascinating information, the Bloomsbury Dictionary of Idioms traces the origins of these phrases, explains meanings and gives examples of up-to-date usage. Ideal for word buffs and English students alike, this book will help all users of English to mind their (linguistic) ps and qs. |
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N/a |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
A & C Black Publishers Ltd |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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