101 American Idioms: Understanding and Speaking English Like an American

  • 26m
  • Harry Collis
  • McGraw-Hill
  • 1987

American English Idioms, a whimsical collection of colloquialisms, is sure to delight you—and provide real insight into American idioms, customs, and humor.

Harry Collis has arranged common everyday idioms into the nine lighthearted sections—including:

  • The Body Has Many Uses
  • People Do the Strangest Things
  • When Things Go Wrong
  • When Things Go Well
  • and more.

Each idiom has a standard English “translation” and is placed in a real-life context, either in a natural dialogue or narrative. These facilitate understanding and make the idioms come alive!

The cartoons, dialogues, and narratives are sure to help non-English speakers increase their sensitivity to American English at its most colorful—while native speakers will enjoy seeing common idioms illustrated with such wit and whimsy.

In this Book

  • It's a Zoo Out There
  • The Body Has Many Uses
  • That's Not Nice
  • People do the Strangest Things
  • Clothes Make the Man (And Woman)
  • When Things Go Wrong
  • When Things Go Well
  • Do Your Best
  • You Don't Say

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