عنوان

English idioms in use. Advanced

(Number (ISBN

1316629732

(Number (ISBN

9781316629734

Number

b391561

Title Proper

English idioms in use. Advanced

General Material Designation

[Book]

First Statement of Responsibility

Felicity O'Dell, Michael McCarthy.

Edition Statement

Second edition

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Cambridge

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Cambridge University Press,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

2017.

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

179 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm

Text of Note

Learning about idioms: 1. What are idioms? -- 2. When and how are idioms used? -- 3. Using reference resources -- 4. Common metaphors in idioms -- 5. Using idioms accurately -- 6. Playing with idioms -- 7. Idioms from other varieties of English -- 8. Modern idioms. -- Types of idiom: -- 9. Similes -- 10. Binomials -- 11. Proverbs -- 12. Clichés and fixed statements -- 13. Other languages. -- Idioms from the topic area of ... -- 14. Sailing -- 15. War and conflict -- 16. Transport -- 17. Animals -- 18. Parts of the body -- 19. Games and sport -- 20. Ancient myths and history -- 21. Shakespeare -- 22. Literature -- 23. Learning -- 24. Science and technology -- Idioms to talk about ... -- 25. Films, plays and books -- 26. Relationships-friends and family -- 27. People- character and behaviour -- 28. Crime and punishment -- 29. Work -- 30. Business news -- 31. Business meetings -- 32. Money -- 33. Society -- 34. Daily life -- 35. Positive feelings -- 36. Negative feelings -- 37. Problems -- 38. Arguing. -- Idioms used in ... -- 39. Journalism -- 40. Advertising -- 41. Formal writing. -- Idioms used in conversation -- 42. Advising and warning -- 43. Telling stories -- 44. Responding to what people say -- 45. Agreeing and disagreeing -- 46. Expressing success and failure -- 47. Emphasising. -- Idioms using these keywords -- 48. Play and game -- 49. Half -- 50. Two -- 51. All -- 52. No -- 53. Hand -- 54. Heart -- 55. Life and live -- 56. Dead and death -- 57. Mind -- 58. Hard -- 59. Fall -- 60. Own -- List of phonemic symbols.

Problems and exercises; Textbooks; Textbooks for foreign speakers; Problems, exercises, etc

Felicity O'Dell

Michael McCarthy

Electronic name

[Book]

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