101 American Idioms: Understanding and Speaking English Like an American
- 41m
- 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
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Section 1: It's a Zoo Out There
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Section 2: The Body Has Many Uses
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Section 3: That's Not Nice
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Section 4: People do the Strangest Things
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Section 5: Clothes Make the Man (And Woman)
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Section 6: When Things Go Wrong
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Section 7: When Things Go Well
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Section 8: Do Your Best
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Section 9: You Don't Say
