Handbook of Commonly Used American Idioms

Synopsis of Handbook of Commonly Used American Idioms

«Handbook of Commonly Used American Idioms» is the handbook of American English idioms by Adam Makkai, Maxine T. Boatner and John E. Gates, in paperback.

It collects about 2,500 common idioms and expressions from American English, arranged alphabetically with their grammatical category indicated. Each entry provides its meaning and an example sentence, and is classified as formal, informal, slang, or literary for natural use in real contexts.

Second edition published in 1991 by Barron's in the Pocket Guides series; text in English, 319 pages.

For students of English as a second language, travelers in North America, and anyone interested in the use of colloquial American English.