Oxford Dictionary of Current Idiomatic English 1-2

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The Oxford Dictionary of Current Idiomatic English records and describes 15 000 English idioms, and is the most comprehensive and systematic analysis available of this complex area of English usage.
Volume 1: Verbs with Prepositions and Particles concentrates on explaining expressions containing a verb and a preposition and/or an adverbial particle—for example, break down, be in on, keep an eye on. Each entry is referred to a detailed grammatical scheme of sentence patterns which are illustrated in each entry by examples from modern speech and writing. Stylistic values are indicated (e.g. formal, slang) and unusual features of grammar and usage are explained. An index of the nouns, adjectives and adverbs used in head-phrases, and an index of possible nominalized forms (e.g. breakdown, output) are also provided.
Volume 2: Phrase, Clause and Sentence Idioms is also available. It covers 7000 general idiomatic expressions.
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The Oxford Dictionary of Current Idiomatic English records and describes 15 000 English idioms, and is the most comprehensive and systematic analysis available of this complex area of English usage.
Volume 1: Verbs with Prepositions and Particles concentrates on explaining expressions containing a verb and a preposition and/or an adverbial particle—for example, break down, be in on, keep an eye on. Each entry is referred to a detailed grammatical scheme of sentence patterns which are illustrated in each entry by examples from modern speech and writing. Stylistic values are indicated (e.g. formal, slang) and unusual features of grammar and usage are explained. An index of the nouns, adjectives and adverbs used in head-phrases, and an index of possible nominalized forms (e.g. breakdown, output) are also provided.
Volume 2: Phrase, Clause and Sentence Idioms is also available. It covers 7000 general idiomatic expressions.
The Oxford Dictionary of Current Idiomatic English records and describes 15000 English idioms, and is the most comprehensive and systematic analysis available of this complex area of English usage.
Volume 2: Phrase, Clause and Sentence Idioms covers 7000 general idiomatic expressions. Most entries are referred to a detailed grammatical scheme of sentence patterns and all are illustrated by examples drawn from a wide range of up-to-date sources. Unusual features of grammar and usage are explained and stylistic values (e.g. formal, slang) and fields of specialist use are indicated. An index of all verbs, adverbs, nouns, adjectives and pronouns which feature in the expressions is provided as well as an index of structural variants and derived compounds. There is a thorough cross-reference system for entries both within Volume 2 and to appropriate entries in Volume 1.
Volume 1: Verbs with Prepositions and Particles is also available. It covers 8000 expressions containing a verb and a preposition andfior an adverbial particle. Vissza