Oxford Dictionary of English Idioms

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OXFORD DICTIONARY OF
ENGLISH IDIOMS

This dictionary, formeríy published as the Oxford Dictionary of Current
Idiomatic English, Volume 2, deals comprehensively with generál idiomatic expressions in current English.
• Over 14 000 references recorded and described
• Example sentences drawn from a wide rangé of contemporary
• Explanations of unusual features of grammar and usage
• Simple grammar scheme showing sentence patterns
• A detailed index of alj nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs used in headphrases
• A seconcí index of derived compounds and structural variants of expression
• A thorough cross-reference system both to other entries in the dictionary and to relevant entries in its companion volume, the Oxford Dicponary of Phrasal Verbs
Together, the Oxford Dictionary of English Idioms and the Oxford Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs form the most comprehensive and systematic analysis available of the complexities of idiomatic English.
The special features of the... Tovább

Fülszöveg

OXFORD DICTIONARY OF
ENGLISH IDIOMS

This dictionary, formeríy published as the Oxford Dictionary of Current
Idiomatic English, Volume 2, deals comprehensively with generál idiomatic expressions in current English.
• Over 14 000 references recorded and described
• Example sentences drawn from a wide rangé of contemporary
• Explanations of unusual features of grammar and usage
• Simple grammar scheme showing sentence patterns
• A detailed index of alj nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs used in headphrases
• A seconcí index of derived compounds and structural variants of expression
• A thorough cross-reference system both to other entries in the dictionary and to relevant entries in its companion volume, the Oxford Dicponary of Phrasal Verbs
Together, the Oxford Dictionary of English Idioms and the Oxford Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs form the most comprehensive and systematic analysis available of the complexities of idiomatic English.
The special features of the dictionary include:
• Numerous quotations drawn from modern fiction, drama, biography, etc, with additional material from newspapers, periodicals, radio and television
• An explanation in simple language of the meaning of each expression
• The inclusion in most entries of a simple code which refers the user to tables showing the appropriate sentence patterns for that entry
• Clear marking of stylistic values (for example, formai, slang) and speciálist fields of use (for example, commerce, space, technology)
• Listing of the words most commonly associated with the idiomatic expressions—their usual collocations
• A thorough cross-reference system which connects expressions having the same or similar meanings at other parts of the dictionary, and to related expressions in this dictionary's companion volume, the Oxford Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs
• Notes explaining and illustrating special features of grammar and usage
• Treatment in separate numbered entries of expressions which have the same written form but different meanings
• An index of alt verbs, adverbs, nouns, adjectives and pronouns which feature in the expressions
• An index of structural variants and derived compounds (for example, (do) Trojan work from work like a Trojan, and pickpocket from pick sb's pocket) Vissza