English Basics 2017: Your Complete Guide to 80 American Idioms

by Robert Proctor and Darin C French

Anyone who has ever learned a new language knows that the hardest part is learning how to use expressions, or idioms, correctly. Idioms are not easily understood by the words they use. For example, if an English learner hears, "This jacket costs an arm and a leg," he or she can become very confused. Or if they hear a weatherperson say, "It's raining cats and dogs," they may look outside expecting to see cats and dogs falling from the sky. However,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1542532310
• ISBN13: 9781542532310
• Release Date: January 2017
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 0.97 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.5" x 11.0"