Provides complete definitions of thousands of slang and informal expressions. Each entry includes one or more examples illustrating how an expression is used in everyday conversation, while also exploring the origins and different categories of slang expression.. --From publishe…
Presents a comprehensive dictionary of American slang and colloquialisms, and contains over twelve thousand terms, the origins of slang, and much more.
Provides complete definitions of thousands of slang and informal expressions. Each entry includes one or more examples illustrating how an expression is used in everyday conversation, while also exploring the origins and different categories of slang expression.. --From publishe…
"In this new edition of Common American Phrases in Everyday Contexts, noted lexicographer Richard A. Spears shares with you 1,900 of the most common phrases and colloquial expressions used in contemporary American English. Here you will discover the greetings, good-byes, and eve…