The Penguin dictionary of English idioms

Author(s)

• Gulland, Daphne M.
• Hinds-Howell, David

Bibliographic Information

The Penguin dictionary of English idioms

Daphne M. Gulland and David Hinds-Howell

（Penguin reference books）

Penguin Books, 1994

[Reprinted with revisions]

• : pbk

Note

First published 1986

Reprinted with revisions and an additional category 1994

Includes index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

This dictionary of idioms is designed to stimulate understanding and familiarity by explaining their meanings and origins and giving examples of typical usage. The basis of the author's approach is the grouping of phrases around a limited number of key words from which idioms are derived.

by "Nielsen BookData"

Details

• NCID: BA46625000
• ISBN:
  • 0140511350
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Harmondsworth, Middlesex ; New York, N.Y.
• Pages/Volumes: 305 p.
• Size: 20 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : PE1464
  • DC19 : 423/.1
  • NDC7 : 833.4
  • NDC8 : 833.4
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : English language -- Idioms -- Dictionaries
  • LCSH : English language -- Terms and phrases
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA00337176