PENGUIN DICTIONARY OF ENGLISH IDIOMS: Second Edition

From the reputable and reliable Penguin Reference Library, we explore over 4000 English idioms arranged by theme for easy comparison and practical usage in speech and writing. To 'put the cart before the horse', have 'the cheek of the devil' or be 'a pillar of society' are just some of the thousands of idioms that have become an integral part of the English language. We are fascinated by the origin of such expressions as 'cloud-cuckoo-land' and 'Achilles' heel', as we are taken around categories like colours, weather, life and death, trees and plants, animals, the body, mind, illnesses and ailments, relations, towns, the house, furniture, food, clothes, ships, the world and places, languages and nationalities, weapons and war, numbers, schools, work, money and valuables, games and sports, music and the theatre and more. The first entry is 'To see someone in his true colours' followed by a short explanation and example. With clear headers in bold for all 5,000 phrases and examples in everyday speech from all walks of life. This is the corrected and reprinted second edition with the index mishap of the first edition corrected. 378 pages, paperback.