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Teaching material > Idioms book.
Idioms book.
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sulekra
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Idioms book.
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Does anyone know of any good books of the root meanings of idioms?
eg "Saved by the bell" comes from boxers who are going to lose and are literally saved by the bell, and "mad as a hatter" comes from mercury previously being used in production of hats and sending people crazy...
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19 Jun 2010
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aliciapc
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Hi Adam, I don �t know of such a book, only the Oxford idioms dictionary which is really good but doesn �t explain what you need. You can check my ws though, I �ve one called History of 1500 which is about the origin of some idioms and expressions.... |
19 Jun 2010
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arito
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Hi, Adam, I have a book I found some time ago. I don �t know if it is still edited. The name is:
"Dictionary of Idioms, more than 600 Phrases, Sayings & Expressions" written by Marvin Terban, Scholastic publishers.
About "Saved by the bell" it says: ORIGINS; If a boxer is being badly beaten or has been knocked down and the referee is counting to ten, the sound of the bell means he doesn �t have to continue the fight. The round is over and he can rest for a little while. In the middle of the 20th. century, this exclamation was transferred to any happy, last- minute rescue from a bas situation.
Good luck. |
19 Jun 2010
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Lindax
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http://www.etymonline.com/index.php�
http://www.rong-chang.com/idioms.htm http://www.fun-with-words.com/etym_phrases.html |
19 Jun 2010
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blunderbuster
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I think the Cambridge "Idioms in Use" is pretty good.
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19 Jun 2010
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aliciapc
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Thank you LINDAX and KODORA ! |
19 Jun 2010
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