PLEASE NOTE - this is a replica of the print book and you will need paper and a pencil to complete the exercises. Want to brush up on your English idioms? Hoping to pass an English exam with flying colours? Ideal for anyone who wants to learn English to native-speaker standard, this fun and engaging visual guide to the most common and useful English idioms and phrases will help you understand and remember English idiomatic expressions and their meanings, making your English more fluent and natural. English for Everyone: English Idioms combines an innovative visual teaching method with the best of DK design to make one of the most difficult aspects of learning English as a foreign language incredibly easy. Hundreds of expressions are presented in context, with crystal-clear definitions and attractive illustrations. The ebook also covers English collocations and commonly confused words, helping you avoid the kind of mistakes that native English speakers would never make. Each teaching module is followed by tightly focused practice exercises to help you remember what you have learned. Extensive supporting audio is integrated throughout the course, with every expression in the context of its sample sentence recorded by native English speakers. The audio is free, available online, and can be played, paused, and repeated as often as you like, to help you perfect your pronunciation of each expression. Suitable for learners at all levels, English for Everyone: English Idioms is an exciting and intuitive guide to improving your understanding of English and the style of your written and spoken English.

Are you looking to brush up on your English idioms? English for Everyone: English Idioms can help you to understand the context and use of hundreds of native English expressions. Take your practical English usage to the next level and build your confidence in spoken and written English by visually connecting the literal and idiomatic meaning of common English phrases such as, “on cloud nine”, “snowed under”, and many more. With supporting audio available online, sample sentences throughout the book, collocations, and common mistakes to watch out for, English for Everyone: English Idioms can help you confidently progress your English language from advanced to fluent in both social and business environments. About English For Everyone English for Everyone is a series of guides and practice books that support English learning for teenagers and adults from a beginner level, to intermediate, and advanced practical English. Offering a fun and easy-to-follow format that offers guidance for both teaching English as a foreign language, and a self-study approach with resources available to improve English speaking, reading, and writing. Whether you are looking for ESL teaching resources, or a structured program for adults to learn English as a second language, the English for Everyone Series provides: - Sample language examples: New language topics are introduced in context using clear, illustrated, and color-coded explanations - Supporting audio: Extensive English-speaking audio materials integrated into every unit, giving vital oral and listening practice. (All supplementary audio is available on the DK English for Everyone website and IOS/Android App). - Quick referencing: Easy-to-follow units for easy referencing and teaching - Sentence formation guides: Visual break downs of essential English grammar for beginners, showing learners how to recreate even complex English sentences - Visual English vocabulary cues: Lists of useful English words and common phrases with visual aids are available throughout the book The English for Everyone Series covers the skills and topics required for all major global English-language exams and reference frameworks including: - CEFR - TOEFL - IELTS - TOEIC

As non-native English speakers, we would probably find it difficult to understand even the most common idioms. We should understand the form of each idiomatic expression before we can use it correctly in a sentence, besides knowing its meaning. In this book, the list of 99 common idioms is in alphabetical order under each chapter that shows its category. Each idiom comes with its meaning and its form (verb, noun, adjective, adverb, or respective phrase) to ease understanding on how to use it as part of a complete sentence. This book attempts to provide an analogy to help us remember the meaning accordingly. Each comic strip illustrates an example for each idiom in terms of how we can use it in spoken English. It also attempts to reflect directly its figurative or literal meaning; or even both literal and figurative meanings in some cartoon illustrations. Hence, this book aims to make readers fall in love with idioms when learning them in easy and fun way through cartoon illustrations. Dr Shahida Sulaiman together with cartoonist ASAK and Dr Zarina Mustafa who specialises in English field, form a great team to make this book worthwhile to all readers.

Most popular idioms and phrases | English idiomatic phrases | English language idiomatic expressions | List of popular idioms and phrases | Use of Idioms and Phrases in Sentences Sample This: English Idioms and Phrases -- A ADD 001. -- State governments should add more teeth to anti-ragging laws. [‘add more teeth’ -- to make something more effective] 002. -- Financial issues are further going to add to their woes. ABACK 003. -- He appeared to be taken aback when it was revealed to him that an avid fan had his face tattooed on his arm. || We all were taken aback by bomb attacks. [‘taken aback’ -- very surprised] ACE 004. -- Our opponents hold all the Aces as they are strong where we are weak. [‘hold all the aces’ -- to have all the advantages] ACCOUNT 005. -- From all accounts, he was a loving family man. || From all accounts, he is a smart, fair-minded, detail-oriented middle-of-the-road jurist. [‘from all accounts’ -- according to what other people say] ACT 006. -- An accidental fire in your home is not considered an act of God because it could have been prevented. [‘act of God’ -- an event that is caused by natural forces] ADVANCE 007. -- The celebration started a day in advance. [‘in advance’ -- ahead of time] AFFAIR 008. -- Budget data revealed an alarming state of affairs. [‘state of affairs’ -- situation] 009. -- My birthday is going to be a quiet affair with a nice dinner. || We want our wedding to be a quiet affair. AGREE 010. -- Democracy requires that we agree to differ. [‘agree to differ’ -- (of people) to decide not to argue with each other over their different opinions about something.] AIR 011. -- Her clarification did not clear the air. [‘clear the air’ -- to improve a tense situation] 012a. -- When the residents started receiving mysterious threats, there was an air of mystery and fear. 012b. -- The air of celebration was evident outside the president’s office. 013a. -- It was fortunate that he arrived and erased the negativity in the air. 013b. -- There was an evil smell in the air. 014a. -- Body is nothing but a pile of ashes and it will one day disappear into thin air. 014b. -- Money was vanishing into thin air. ALL 015. -- I do not think we will be paying much more if at all we do. 016. -- If you stop her doing anything, she wants to do it all the more. [‘all the more’ -- extra] 017. -- These problems need to be solved once and for all. [‘once and for all’ -- forever] 018. -- All of a sudden, there was the fire. | All of a sudden a warm gust of wind came. [‘all of a sudden’ -- surprisingly] 019. -- I learned computer programming all by myself. || It is a lot of work, and I do it all by myself. || He had to run the family all by himself. ALONE 020. -- Workers were clearly in no mood to listen let alone comply with the request. || They could not figure out how to punish corrupt officials, let alone fix them. [‘let alone’ -- used to emphasize that because the first thing is not true, possible, etc. the next thing cannot be true, possible, etc. either] APART 021. -- A saddle tank on the tractor-trailer came apart and caused a diesel spill. [‘come apart’ -- to shatter] 022. -- In less than a fortnight of its formation, the Joint Committee for drafting the bill is falling apart. || Talks on a deal finally fell apart. [‘fall apart’ -- to collapse] 023. -- Storm has torn apart the lives of thousands of people. [‘tear apart’ -- to destroy] 024. -- We are poles apart. || Two exhibitions in prominent galleries immediately next to each other showed works that were poles apart in concept. [‘pole apart’ -- completely opposite] APPLE 025. -- We expected him to keep his business affairs in apple-pie order. || Everything inside the shop was spick and span and in apple-pie order, from the well-polished service counters to the glistening display cabinets. [‘in apple pie order’ -- well organized] ARM 026. -- Government maintained arm's length distance in all matters relating to film certification. [‘arms-length distance’ -- to avoid having a close relationship] 027. -- Nation welcomed new football coach with open arms. || European countries welcomed the refugees with open arms. [‘with open arms’ -- in an extremely happy manner]

Most Popular Idioms And Phrases List From A To Z| English Idiomatic Phrases | English Language Idiomatic Expressions | List Of Popular Idioms And PhrasesSample This:* 11-year-old boy played dead.* 417 tigers left give or take a few.* 9/11 strike sent shock waves across the globe.* A bizarre tug-of-war is going on between congress and Left.* A good book is the life-blood of its author.* A reply would be made in the same vein.* A war of words erupted.* Accusing the centre of meting out 'step-motherly' treatment to the state,* Adding fuel to the fire,* Administration chose to maintain an ostrich like posture.* Agency works under pressure, if one goes by what Ex-Director says.* AI has been robbed of his fig leaf.* And hold your breath,* Arrest of an army officer can't be regarded as a taint on the military as a whole.* Aspirants have made both online and over the counter submissions to be on the safe side.* At last fortune smiled on him.* Attack jolted the government out of its deep slumber.* Attackers were condemned in the strongest words.* Axe might fall on some SPs.* Ball is in the govt.'s court.* Battered by Scams, His Ship Sinking* Being yourself is more important than anything.* Belgium reacted with shock to a television interview.* Bihar is the fastest growing state for the second year.* Bombing rocked the heart of the regime.* Break the back of Al-Qaeda* Building collapsed like house of cards.* Call a spade a spade and criticism will rain on you.* Call a spade a spade in politics, and you end up eating crow.* Cartoon was not in good taste.* Case has begun to look more like a cat and mouse game. / The cat and mouse game has begun.* CBI found holes in the state police theory.* Centre will add more teeth to RTI law.* Clarification didn't clear the air.* Close on the heels of having to backtrack.* Clouds played spoilsport.* Cold water poured over President's Plans.* Come what may.* Commission has put civic agencies in the dock.* Common man is a born loser here.* Company had run out of time to train all its newly-recruited staff.* Cops crack whip.* Cops now want special classes, in line with those that have been devised in Mumbai, to reach out to school and college students.* country sits rock bottom, or near rock bottom, of the world development rankings.* Couple tortured the maid as a means to fight tensions.* Create board along the lines of CBSE.* DCP refused to disclose findings, except to say accused was not fit enough.* Defects in the new vehicle had already left a bad taste in his mouth.* Delhi has left Mumbai far behind.* Democrats and Republicans are neck and neck on 57 seats.* Department is behaving deaf and dumb.* Desire without work is day-dreaming.* Differences came to the fore.* DIMTS washed its hands of the incident.* Do away with 5 day working week.* Do away with the country's reputation as being tourist-unfriendly.* Don't bark day in day out.* Don't go down on people like a ton of bricks.* Don't jump to any conclusion.* Don't leave the cause of freedom.* Don't try to tighten the noose around social media.

Ideal for anyone who wants to learn English to native-speaker standard, this fun and engaging visual guide to the most common and useful English idioms and phrases also includes extensive audio support. It will help you understand and remember English idiomatic expressions and their meanings, making your English more fluent and natural. English for Everyone- English Idioms combines an innovative visual teaching method with the best of DK design to make one of the most difficult aspects of learning English as a foreign language incredibly easy. Hundreds of expressions are presented in context, with crystal-clear definitions and attractive illustrations that show each idiom's literal and idiomatic meaning. The book also covers English collocations and commonly confused words, helping you avoid the kind of mistakes that native English speakers would never make. Each teaching module is followed by tightly focused practice exercises to help you remember what you have learned. Extensive supporting audio is integrated throughout the course, with every expression in the context of its sample sentence recorded by native English speakers. The audio is free, available online, and can be played, paused, and repeated as often as you like, to help you perfect your pronunciation of each expression. Suitable for learners at all levels, English for Everyone- English Idioms is an exciting and intuitive guide to improving your understanding of English and the style of your written and spoken English.

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Research Paper (postgraduate) from the year 2010 in the subject Didactics for the subject English - Grammar, Style, Working Technique, grade: 10, University of Latvia, language: English, abstract: People use idioms to express something that other words do not express as clearly or as cleverly. Often they use an image or symbol to describe something as clearly as possible and that make our point as effectively as possible. An idiom is a group of words which, when used together, has a different meaning from the one which the individual words have. Many idioms are colourful and curious, and their origins are impossible to trace.

American English Idiomatic Expression part 2, the series of Coach Shane's English expression, is in your hand. In this series, you will learn 1000 common English idioms and phrases. There are 20 parts in this series and every part has 50 expressions. I picked up these common English expressions from sitcoms, movies, news, etc. Having learned these sayings, idioms and phrasal verbs, you would be able to understand movies, sitcoms, and news. Also, you would be able to communicate in all around the world. Your listening comprehension would be much better. Unique features of the Coach Shane's English Expressions series (20 parts) * 50 common American English expressions in every part * English idioms and phrases with practical examples * One conversation/dialogue at the end of the every expression * Very simple and easiest way * A great book for intermediate and advance level ESL (English as a second langue) peoples * You will know when and in which situation, you have to speak these idiomatic expressions. * Enrich your vocabulary with English idioms More parts of this series are coming soon. If you have any question or suggestion, please let me know. I would do more improvement in my upcoming book part 3. And I hope that this book series would be very helpful for you and you would know English idioms and how to use them.