The American Heritage Dictionary Of Idioms, Second Edition

I bought this for my teen daughter who, as a bit of a literalist, sometimes struggled with idioms. I have found myself also enjoying this book. I like that it’s a normal sized book, making it a bit more portable than some other reference material. Both my daughter and me find ourselves reading this and getting “lost” in the idioms we don’t know. Of course, we could add plenty as language and idioms always are changing, but there are several “old school” idioms that can be appreciated, perhaps especially -though not exclusively - older populations looking for a trip through memory lane. This book is a great tool for increasing general knowledge and increasing speaking styles. It has also been helpful for catching pop cultures references perhaps otherwise missed, and has increased wit when speaking playfully with others.

This is a very comprehensive collection of American and English idioms. It is great for looking idioms up while you are watching TV, chatting with friends in a party (and play an ad hoc trivia on where a particular phrase came from.) The Kindle edition made it always accessible where you are - via a Kindle or smartphone. No additional weight to carry. The Search function in the eBook makes it easy to look up a phase you want to learn about, not kust its meaning, but its origin as well. What is the "fell" in "one fell swoop"? What is the origin of this idiom? The answers are in the book. BUT, ... due to its huge collection, this is not a book that you want to pick up and browse in your spare time. There are other books for that purpose. It's a dictionary :-)

This book lists many common (and many uncommon as well!) idioms, plus the dates when they came into usage. That is very useful if writing a period piece! You wouldn't want to write a story set in the '50s and have an '80s or '90s idiom sneaking in!

I have found this book to be very helpful for verifying usage of words and idioms according to their dates of origin, for writing historical fiction.

I purchased this tool for my 12 year old daughter to use. She has trouble reading between the lines and often misses the intention in certain turns of phrase as she's reading. This is a perfect solution for her and it gives clear concise information to readers of all ages. We had fun just looking up sayings to see what it said.

It's a pretty interesting book. A lot of sayings in it I never heard before, and I'm 76 years old. Still interesting.

I've looked through a few books of idioms, and I don't think it gets better than this. The list is fairly comprehensive. Sure, there could be more explanation, perhaps, but then that would double or triple or even quadruple the length of the book, which is truly unrealistic. A solid reference book!

I have found much informative History of origins of sayings and words

Nice and comprehensive. Once you buy it then nothing else required.

Una lingua non è veramente padroneggiata fino a quando non si conoscono le sfumature, lo slang e gli idiomi. Questo libro copre tutte e 3 le categorie. Come giornalista, lo uso quotidianamente e grazie ad esso riesco a mantenere il mio livello di native speaker. Libro molto spesso, bella qualità, il vero valore è ben oltre il prezzo.

日本ではあまりメージャーではない、この辞書、American Heritage Dictionaryは中級の英英辞典として有名ですが、このidioms Dictionaryも同じような特色を持っています。 特長は ・Phrasal Verb ・idiom ・クリーシェと思われるもの ・意味と例文が必ず載っている ・512ページ程度なので通読できなくはない ・10,000ほど収録されている ・厚さ2.7cmでぱっと見、ごつくない まず、learner's な辞書ではありません。ですが、熟語集なので語意の抽象度は、普通の英単語に比べ低く、たとえば次のように読みやすいです。 "young at heart" Having a youthful outlook, especially in spite of one's age. For example, She loves carnivals and fairs; she's a grandmother but she's young at heart. 収録されている熟語の豊富さは、たとえば、BRINGであれば以下が収録されています。 ・bring down ・bring down the curtain ・bring down the house ・bring forth ・bring home ・bring home the beacon ・bring into line ・bring into the world ・bring off ・bring on ・bring out ・bring round ・bring the house down ・bring to ・bring to head ・bring to bear ・bring to book ・bring to heel ・bring to life ・bring to light ・bring to mind ・bring to one's knees ・bring to pass ・bring to terms ・bring up ・bring up the rear ・bring up to date WHILEであれば以下が収録されています。 ・a while back ・every now and then(once in a while) ・fiddle while Rome burns ・get out while the getting is good ・in a while ・make hay while the sun shines ・once in a while ・quit while one's ahead ・strike while the iron is hot ・worth one's while idiomの豊富さを求めて、電話帳のようにドでかい"OALD"を所有するよりも、この"The American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms"を揃えたほうが、ユースが広まると思います。加えて、"Oxford Learner's Pocket Dictionary"との2冊で、ほとんどの人にとって事足ります。これらでわからなければ、webやスマートフォンアプリなどに頼ればいいのです。 この辞書を検討される方は、中級以上のレベルだと思われます。"American Heritage Dictionary"のレビューやAmazon.comなどのレビューもぜひ参考ください。