Etymology of American idioms

Author: (USA) Liu Guangwei
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Publish Date: 1999-09-01
Features: The purpose of this book is to help readers learn English idioms while exploring their origins. It not only satisfies readers' curiosity but also enables them to make connections and accelerate their learning progress. While introducing the origins of idioms, the book also lists related idioms, achieving the effect of a thesaurus. The example sentences included are designed to be accessible to the general public, sourced from newspapers and magazines published after 1993, which are current and free from obsolescence. The selection process deliberately avoids British media to prevent confusion between the two dialects, ensuring readers are not misled. The book covers over 1,000 related idioms, explaining their origins and including related idioms that are not limited to synonyms. To facilitate learning, each entry provides references to other idioms for cross-referencing and comparison, deepening understanding and memory. This is undoubtedly one of the key features of the book.