Author: James T. RogersPublisher: New York : Facts on File
ISBN: 9780816010103
Category : Anglais (Langue) - Mots et locutions
Languages : en
Pages : 305
Book Description
Over 2,000 common or amusing cliches, their meanings and origins.
Author: Eric Partridge
Author: Christine AmmerThe Penguin Dictionary of Clichés
Author: Julia CresswellPublisher: Penguin Mass Market
ISBN:
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
This dictionary investigates the wide range of cliches throughout the history of the English language. With over 1500 sourced cliches listed, both ancient an modern, this work looks at the more informal side of the English language.
Cliches
Author: Betty KirkpatrickPublisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 0312198442
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 233
Book Description
An editor of "Roget's Thesaurus" has collected more than 1,500 of the world's favorite cliches, categorizing them according to origin and most common meaning.
Author: Nigel FountainMcGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Idoms and Phrasal Verbs
Author: Richard A. SpearsPublisher: McGraw Hill Professional
ISBN: 0071486852
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 1100
Book Description
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.
Watson's Dictionary of Weasel Words
Author: Don WatsonPublisher: Random House Australia
ISBN: 1740513665
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 418
Book Description
The brilliant and bestselling companion volume to Don Watson's Death Sentence The prime minister speaks of core and non-core election promises, your boss asks you to commit to an involuntary career event (you're fired), and hospitals refer to negative patient outcomes (you're dead) - How to fight back? This book is a heavy weapon against politicians, managers and all those whose words kill brain cells and sink hearts. Striking a much-needed blow for truth and clarity, here is Don Watson, author of the international bestseller Death Sentence, at his sobering, scathing and wickedly funny best.
NTC's Dictionary of Proverbs and Clichés
Author: Anne BertramPublisher: Ntc Publishing Group
ISBN: 9780844251585
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 321
Book Description
Containing approxiamtely 950 proverbs and cliches used frequently in the English language, this reference is essential for anyone seeking to understand proverbs and cliches and how they function in speech and writing. Each expression is defined and illustrated by two or more realistic examples that show what each expression means, how it is used and its significance.
Catch Phrases, Cliches and Idioms
Author: Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 9780786467600
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Catch phrases such as "shop till you drop," cliches like "life begins at forty" and idioms such as "talk the hind leg off a donkey" have long enriched the English language. Here is a collection of thousands of familiar expressions--a treasure trove of idea-starters and memory-joggers that will make for more imaginative creative writing. An advertising copywriter working on a campaign for, say, a granola-peanut product can easily find the instantly-recognizable phrase "Energy Crunch"--a clever and informative headline. Each phrase is cross-referenced by key word. Thus "raining cats and dogs," for example, appears under "cat," "dog" and "rain." In most cases, various forms of the word are listed under the root word. So under "run" you will find not only sayings that include the word "run," but those that include "running," "runneth," "runner" and "run-around."
