Thursday, March 5, 2015

The Oxford Dictionary of Idioms, 2nd Edition

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The Oxford Dictionary of Idioms, 2nd Edition

Title: The Oxford Dictionary of Idioms, 2nd Edition
Editor(s): Judith Siefring
Publisher: Oxford
Date: 2004
Pages: 352
Size: 8.91 Mb
Format: PDF
Quality: Very good, well-scanned, readable, OCRed
Language: English

Did you know that 'flavor of the month' originated in a marketing campaign in American ice-cream parlors in the 1940s, when a particular flavor would be specially promoted for a month at a time? And did you know that 'off the cuff' refers to the rather messy practice of writing impromptu notes on one's shirt cuff before speaking in public? [+/-]


These and many more idioms are explained and put into context in this second edition of the Oxford Dictionary of Idioms. The volume takes a fresh look at the idiomatic phrases and sayings that make English the rich and intriguing language that it is.

This major new edition contains entries for over 5,000 idioms explaining the meaning and origin of metaphorical phrases, similes, sayings, and proverbs from thoughout the English-speaking world, including 350 entirely new entries and over 500 new quotations. The text has been updated to include many new idioms using the findings of the Oxford English Reading Program, the biggest language research program in the world. The entries are supported by a wealth of illustrative quotations from a wide range of sources and periods and the text has been entirely redesigned so that it is both elegant and easy to use.

Anyone interested in the colorful side of the English language will get hours of fun browsing this fascinating and informative volume.

• Completely revised based on evidence of Oxford's ongoing language research
• More than 350 new idioms and hundreds of new origin notes
• Thousands of real examples both modern and historical
• Easy to use, arranged alphabetically by key word, with an elegant new design
• Thematic index groups idioms by topic or theme: from Death and Fate to Beauty and Love

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