Handbook of English Idioms, Parables and Colloquial Sayings

Whether you want to sound more like a native speaker or just know more about the strange expressions you're always hearing, this dictionary is the best way to learn about the English language's most colorful phrases.

This book contains over 1000 commonly encountered English idioms and phrases with an explanation of their meaning and sample usage.

This Dictionary of phrases explores the meanings and origins of terms that may not make literal sense but play an important role in the English language.  It is designed to be a reference for those studying English, or anyone who enjoys learning its many wonderful quirks and expressions.

Whether you're looking for cliché's, idioms, jargon, proverbs or colloquial sayings, you'll find them here with an explanation.  This edition also features a Thematic Index that cross-references expressions by standard terms and subjects.

We also publish editions of this book with the explanations of the terms in Spanish, French, German, Italian and other languages.