NTC's Thematic Dictionary of American Idioms

NTC's Thematic Dictionary of American Idioms
Author: Richard A. Spears
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1999
Genre: Americanisms
ISBN: 9780844208312

NTC's Thematic Dictionary of American Idioms contains more than 5,500 of the most common and useful idioms arranged conveniently by theme, topic, or meaning. This work combines the best features of a thesaurus and a dictionary. Its features include a definition of each idiom that includes at least two examples of usage, an alphabetical index for locating each idiom, and an easy-to-read format with a minimum of abbreviations and symbols. NTC's Thematic Dictionary of American Idioms is an invaluable tool that allows writers, speakers, and students of English to locate the exact idiomatic expressions they need quickly and easily.

NTC's Thematic Dictionary of American Slang

NTC's Thematic Dictionary of American Slang
Author: Richard A. Spears
Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional
Total Pages: 561
Release: 1999-08-01
Genre: Foreign Language Study
ISBN: 0071434100

This "thesaurus of slang" contains more than 9,000 expressions. Entries are illustrated by at least two English sentences each and are organized by topic, which makes finding the right expression quick and easy. Includes an alphabetical index.

NTCs Thematic Dictionary of American Slang

NTCs Thematic Dictionary of American Slang
Author: Richard A. Spears
Publisher: Mcgraw-hill
Total Pages: 560
Release: 1999-07-11
Genre: Foreign Language Study
ISBN: 9780844208336

This "thesaurus of slang" contains more than 9,000 expressions. Entries are illustrated by at least two English sentences each and are organized by topic, which makes finding the right expression quick and easy. Includes an alphabetical index.

NTC's Thematic Dictionary of American Idioms

NTC's Thematic Dictionary of American Idioms
Author: Richard A. Spears
Publisher: Contemporary Books
Total Pages: 440
Release: 1998
Genre: Foreign Language Study
ISBN:

NTC's Thematic Dictionary of American Idioms contains more than 5,500 of the most common and useful idioms arranged conveniently by theme, topic, or meaning. This work combines the best features of a thesaurus and a dictionary. Its features include a definition of each idiom that includes at least two examples of usage, an alphabetical index for locating each idiom, and an easy-to-read format with a minimum of abbreviations and symbols. NTC's Thematic Dictionary of American Idioms is an invaluable tool that allows writers, speakers, and students of English to locate the exact idiomatic expressions they need quickly and easily.

NTC's American Idioms Dictionary

NTC's American Idioms Dictionary
Author: Richard A. Spears
Publisher:
Total Pages: 558
Release: 1994
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN:

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.

NTC's Dictionary of Everyday American English Expressions

NTC's Dictionary of Everyday American English Expressions
Author: Richard A. Spears
Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional
Total Pages: 430
Release: 1995-02-01
Genre: Foreign Language Study
ISBN: 0071783547

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.

NTC's American Idioms Dictionary

NTC's American Idioms Dictionary
Author: Richard A. Spears
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies
Total Pages: 644
Release: 2000
Genre: Americanisms
ISBN: 9780844202747

Contains definitions, explanations, cross-references, and examples for 14,000 formal and informal American expressions.

NTC's Super-Mini American Idioms Dictionary

NTC's Super-Mini American Idioms Dictionary
Author: Richard A. Spears
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies
Total Pages: 268
Release: 1996
Genre: Foreign Language Study
ISBN: 9780844209166

With more than 1,500 cliches, proverbs, and informal expressions, this is a super source of everyday American idioms.