Shape up your English with thousands of idioms
Whether you are a learner of English who is having difficulty understanding expressions in everyday speech or a native speaker who wants to expand your written or spoken range, you need a comprehensive reference for idioms, common phrases, and sayings of American English.
McGraw-Hill's American Idioms Dictionary
shows you the ropes of English and helps you:
Expand your English-speaking abilities with these 14,000-plus expressions, proverbs, and common sayings, listed alphabetically
Use American idioms correctly by following the many helpful examples
Easily find the right phrase by one of its key words
Some examples of the colorful English language, as spoken by Americans:
at peace
relaxed and happy
every trick in the book
every deceptive method known
Johnny-on-the-spot
someone who is in the right place at the right time
make a killing
to have a great success, especially in making money
nine-to-five job
a job with normal daytime hours
scream bloody murder
to complain bitterly
take a powder
to leave; to leave town