Mcgraw Hills Dictionary Of American Idoms And Phrasal Verbs

Author : Richard Spears
Publisher : McGraw Hill Professional
ISBN 13 : 9780071486859
Total Pages : 1098 pages
Book Rating : 4.52/5 ( download)

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Download or read book McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Idoms and Phrasal Verbs written by Richard Spears and published by McGraw Hill Professional. This book was released on 2006-02-03 with total page 1098 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Author : Richard A. Spears
Publisher : NTC/Contemporary Publishing Company
ISBN 13 : 9780844208268
Total Pages : 532 pages
Book Rating : 4.64/5 ( download)

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Download or read book NTC's American Idioms Dictionary written by Richard A. Spears and published by NTC/Contemporary Publishing Company. This book was released on 1994 with total page 532 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Completely revised, updated, reorganized, and enlarged with 600 new entries. Essential for writers and learners of American English, it features a unique new format, an appendix of 500 fixed-order phrases--such as "fast and furious"--that cannot be reversed, and a Phrase-Finder Index for easy lookups of even partially remembered phrases.

Author : Richard A. Spears
Publisher : McGraw Hill Professional
ISBN 13 : 0071612076
Total Pages : 576 pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)

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Download or read book McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions written by Richard A. Spears and published by McGraw Hill Professional. This book was released on 2005-10-14 with total page 576 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More bling for the buck! The #1 guide to American slang is now bigger, more up-to-date, and easier to use This new edition of McGraw-Hill’s Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions offers complete definitions of more than 12,000 slang and informal expressions from various sources, ranging from golden oldies such as . . . golden oldie, to recent coinages like shizzle (gangsta), jonx (Wall Street), and ping (the Internet). Each entry is followed by examples illustrating how an expression is used in everyday conversation and, where necessary, International Phonetic Alphabet pronunciations are given, as well as cautionary notes for crude, inflammatory, or taboo expressions. This edition also features a fascinating introduction on “What is Slang?,” a Thematic Index that cross-references expressions by standard terms--such as Angry, Drunk, Food, Good-bye, Mess-up, Money, and Stupidity--and a Hidden Word Index that lets you identify and locate even partially remembered expressions and phrases.

Author : Richard A. Spears
Publisher : McGraw Hill Professional
ISBN 13 : 0071783547
Total Pages : 430 pages
Book Rating : 4.45/5 ( download)

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Download or read book NTC's Dictionary of Everyday American English Expressions written by Richard A. Spears and published by McGraw Hill Professional. This book was released on 1995-02-01 with total page 430 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With more than 7,000 up-to-date phrases, this dictionary covers situations from talking to a doctor to ordering a meal, and helps learners communicate personal feelings, and make small talk.

Author : Richard A. Spears
Publisher : McGraw-Hill Companies
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.37/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Essential American Idioms written by Richard A. Spears and published by McGraw-Hill Companies. This book was released on 1999 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Among the special features of this book are the following: each entry has at least two example sentences illustrating how the idiom is used in context in natural American English; and a new Phrase-Finder Index enables users to locate a particular idiom quickly by looking up any of its major words.

Author : Mark Lester
Publisher : McGraw Hill Professional
ISBN 13 : 0071602879
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.77/5 ( download)

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Download or read book McGraw-Hill's Essential English Irregular Verbs written by Mark Lester and published by McGraw Hill Professional. This book was released on 2010-03-31 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Master 188 irregular verbs in English As an experienced student of English, you know the language can be a tricky one to learn thanks to its complex verb forms, like irregular verbs. Written by ESL guru Mark Lester--author of Grammar and Usage in the Classroom--this authoritative reference unravels the mystery of this verb form so you can take your English-language skills to the next level. For each entry, you'll get example sentences and conjugations, a complete listing of complements, the most important phrasal verb constructions, and common expressions--all in an easy-to-understand format. In no time you'll master irregular verbs and converse like a native English speaker!

Author : Richard A. Spears
Publisher : McGraw Hill Professional
ISBN 13 : 0071776087
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.80/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Common American Phrases in Everyday Contexts, 3rd Edition written by Richard A. Spears and published by McGraw Hill Professional. This book was released on 2011-11-18 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A useful guide to everyday American English to help you understand meanings and avoid difficulty in translation In this new edition of Common American Phrases in Everyday Contexts, noted lexicographer Richard A. Spears shares with you 1,900 of the most common phrases and colloquial expressions used in contemporary American English. Here you will discover the greetings, good-byes, and everyday small talk that Americans use daily. All entries have been selected with the special needs of you, the nonnative speaker of English, in mind! Inside you'll find: Examples or short dialogues with each entry that illustrate how the phrase is used in everyday speaking Usage restrictions or warnings for those situations when a phrase may be inappropriate Shortened or abbreviated expressions cross-referenced to their complete forms A Phrase-Finder Index to help quick and easy reference

Author : Stephanie Burdine
Publisher : Athelstan
ISBN 13 : 0940753197
Total Pages : 129 pages
Book Rating : 4.98/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Business Phrasal Verbs written by Stephanie Burdine and published by Athelstan. This book was released on 2008-02 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Business Phrasal Verbs (CorpusLAB Series) contains explanations and exercises related to the most common phrasal verbs used in Business English. The book also covers common phrases and collocations used in Business English. So, for example, the book covers not just a phrasal verb like "put in" but phrases such as "put in a bid". The book is informed by the analysis of American English used in business situations and the example sentences used in the book are based on real language.

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Publisher : Longman
ISBN 13 : 9780582305762
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.64/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Longman American Idioms Dictionary written by and published by Longman. This book was released on 1999 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The clear definitions and examples of written and spoken idioms make this dictionary really easy to use.

Author : Richard Spears
Publisher : McGraw Hill Professional
ISBN 13 : 0071741321
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)

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Download or read book McGraw-Hill's Conversational American English written by Richard Spears and published by McGraw Hill Professional. This book was released on 2010-09-22 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn more than 3,000 English expressions and speak and understand the language easily As a new speaker of English, you may hear some expressions in your daily conversations that you do not understand--yet. McGraw-Hill's Conversational American English will help you learn these expressions, so not only do you know what a person is saying to you, but that you can use the expression yourself! More than 3,000 expressions are organized by theme, so you can find what you are looking for quickly. And each topic is illustrated to further help you understand context. The book features: Common expressions are batched into 350 themes, ranging from general greetings and asking how someone is, to the more specific needs, like showing disbelief, asking someone’s intentions, and expressions for a forgotten word or name A comprehensive thematic glossary provides an additional means for the learner to locate expressions by key words and concepts Topics include: Basic Social Encounters, Greetings, Small Talk, Introductions, Ending a Conversation, Good-Byes, Agreeing, Disagreeing Conversational Encounters, Focusing Attention, Launching the Conversation, Making Friends, Complex Matters, Disputes, Discussion and Resolution, Polite Encounters, Prefaces, Communication Barriers