A Boatload of Idioms {BBS} torrent

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Idioms are often described as the spice of a language because of the colorful way they can sum up an idea (for example, \"mad as a hornet\" is an illustrative, yet simple expression to show anger). However, idioms can be one of the most difficult areas to learn, especially in English. Even the best student\'s speech will remain a bit stilted without a working knowledge of idioms; indeed, they are the final measure of fluency.

A Boatload of Idioms presents more than a thousand idioms, along with definitions, origin explanations (where known), sample sentences and exercises. Also, a search index is offered as a quick reference tool. This program is aimed at intermediate-to-advanced ESL students as well as native English speakers who want to improve their language abilities. Once idioms are easily understood, speaking English can be a \"cake-walk


# 274 Pages
# Publisher: Vocalis Ltd. (June 6, 2004)
# Language: English
# ISBN-10: 1932653139
# ISBN-13: 978-1932653137