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Author
Series
Stink ; 2
Language
English
Description
Seven-year-old Stink Moody discovers that he can get free samples by writing letters to candy companies and plans a surprise for his best friend's birthday.
Author
Publisher
Tiller Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Engage with everyday expressions in a completely different (and fun!) way, with this entertaining and interactive book of common phrases that can turn a humdrum gathering into a raucous game night. We use expressions all the time. When you feel sick, you're "under the weather." When you feel great, you're "on top of the world." You may be fine with "half a loaf," or you may insist on "the whole enchilada." But whether you're a "smart cookie" or a...
Author
Publisher
Passport Books
Pub. Date
[1995]
Language
Español
Description
This whimsical collection of colloquialisms entertains intermediate students while providing insight into Spanish-language idioms, customs, and humor. Grouped according to theme--from Nuestros amigos los animales to Hablando del cuerop to Algo en que pensar--the idioms are illustrated with humorous cartoons that provide a key to understanding the literal and real meanings.
Author
Publisher
Michael O'Mara Books Limited
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"In this delightful collection, bestselling author Caroline Taggart gets down to the nitty gritty of the quirky expressions that we use in everyday speech, drumming up an insight into their meanings and origins - from advertising to the Ancient Greeks, from the military to meteorology - opening up a world of old chestnuts, cold turkeys and crocodile tears" -- back cover.
Author
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Spanning more than three centuries, Take My Word for It is a fascinating, one-of-a-kind window into the surprisingly short history of idioms in English. Widely known for his studies of word origins, Anatoly Liberman explains more than one thousand idioms, both popular and obscure, occurring in both American and British standard English and including many regional expressions"--
Author
Language
English
Description
An alphabetical listing of common figures of speech, along with their definitions and origins. Cat got your tongue? Penny for your thoughts? Come again? Every day, idioms bring color to our speech. Since they don't really mean what they say, idioms can stump even the native English-speaker. Marvin Terban makes understanding idioms "as easy as pie" with the revised Scholastic Dictionary Of Idioms. Explanations for, and origins of, more than 700 everyday...