Cambridge International Dictionary of Idioms (Cambridge Idioms Dictionary)

Idioms are widely used in English and yet their meaning is often difficult to guess. This new reference book contains around 7000 idioms current in British, American and Australian English today which are explained clearly and simply using a carefully controlled defining vocabulary. It demonstrates how idioms are used by giving thousands of example sentences based on the Cambridge International Corpus, and shows clear information on grammar and collocation. It also provides etymological information where appropriate to enable better understanding and to make idioms easier to learn and remember. A full index makes idioms easy to find.Additional learning aids are provided in the form of photocopiable exercises and theme panels which present idioms in groups according to their meaning or function. Guidance is also given on the most useful idioms to learn. Front cover ......Page 1 Table of Contents ......Page 6 Introduction......Page 7 How to use this dictionary......Page 9 A ......Page 18 B ......Page 32 C ......Page 74 D ......Page 105 E ......Page 127 F ......Page 140 G ......Page 169 H ......Page 186 I......Page 220 J ......Page 224 K ......Page 228 L ......Page 235 M ......Page 259 N ......Page 282 O ......Page 294 P ......Page 306 Q ......Page 331 R ......Page 334 S ......Page 352 T ......Page 398 U ......Page 425 V ......Page 428 W ......Page 430 Y ......Page 453 Z ......Page 454 Theme panels......Page 456 Anger......Page 457 Business ......Page 458 Dishonesty......Page 459 Happiness & Sadness......Page 460 Health......Page 461 Helping......Page 462 Intelligence & Stupidity......Page 463 Interest & Boredom......Page 464 Liking & not Liking......Page 465 Money......Page 466 Power & Authority......Page 467 Remembering & Forgetting......Page 468 Speaking & Conversation......Page 469 Success & Failure ......Page 470 Understanding......Page 471 Exercises......Page 472 Answer Key......Page 484 A ......Page 488 B ......Page 491 C ......Page 501 D ......Page 510 E ......Page 515 F ......Page 518 G ......Page 525 H ......Page 532 I ......Page 541 J ......Page 542 K ......Page 543 L ......Page 545 M ......Page 551 N ......Page 557 O ......Page 560 P ......Page 563 R ......Page 570 S ......Page 575 T ......Page 588 U ......Page 596 V ......Page 597 W ......Page 598 Z ......Page 604 The Cambridge International Dictionary of Idioms explains over 7,000 idioms current in British, American and Australian English, helping learners to understand them and use them with confidence.