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American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms  E-mail this product to a friend

The American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms is a comprehensive 480-page, up-to-date collection of nearly 10,000 idiomatic words and phrases. Each idiom is clearly defined and illustrated with at least one example sentence or quotation. Many of the entries contain the idiom's origin and list when the idiom came into the English language. In addition, the dictionary discusses verbal phrases, figures of speech, interjections and formulas, metaphors, common proverbs, and slang terms. Paperback.