A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO COLLOQUIAL IDIOM. BY WILSON JAMES BALL. NEW IMPR. LONDON: LONGMAN 1973. XI, 258 S

Cover Contents Preface A Note on Idiom Affirmation and Denial Agreement and Disagreement Apologies Appearances Approval and Disapproval Argument and Discussion Behaviour Belief and Disbelief Birth and Death Busyness Caution Communication Complaints Compromise Confusion Consolation and Sympathy Control Courage and Fear Deterioration Ease and Difficulty Economy and Waste Embarrassment Escape and Evasion Events Feelings Anger Annoyance Resentment Sadness Friendship Health Hit and Miss Home and Family Honesty and Dishonesty Ignorance and Understanding Indifference Inevitability Inferiority and Superiority Influence Interference Invitations Kindness Likes and Dislikes Luck Madness Miscalculation Moderation and Excess Opinions and Judgements Opportunism Optimism and Pessimism Partnership Persistence and Perseverance Plain Speaking Politeness Praise and Blame Probable and Possible Progress Quarrels and Peacemaking Respect and Disrespect Responsibility Retaliation and Retribution Rich Man ... Poor Man ... Satisfaction and Dissatisfaction Scolding Secrets and Confidences Sense and Nonsense Social Relations Start and Finish Success and Failure Suggestions Superstitions Surprise The Ego - Inflated and Deflated The Joker Thoroughness Tolerance and Intolerance Trial and Achievement Trouble Victory and Defeat Work INDEX Back Cover