NTC's American Idioms Dictionary

Synopsis of NTC's American Idioms Dictionary

«NTC's American Idioms Dictionary» is the dictionary of American English idioms by Richard A. Spears, published by McGraw-Hill Education in paperback.

Contains definitions, explanations, cross-references and examples of 14,000 formal and informal expressions of current American English. Includes an appendix of 500 fixed-order phrases, such as fast and furious, that cannot be inverted, and a Phrase-Finder index for looking up idioms only partially remembered.

Third edition, published in 2000 and expanded with 600 new entries. Text in English; 544 pages.

Reference work for students and writers of American English who want to understand and use idioms naturally.