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100			_aLaftin S. V. _91840
245			_aSomething To Crow About: A Consise Collection of American English Idioms for Everyday Use _cShelley Vance Laftin ; Editors: Anna Maria Malkoc, Frank Smolinski
250			_aFirst Published
260			_aWashington. D.C. _bUnited States Information Agency _c1993
300			_a94 p.
520			_aWhat is an Idiom? An idiom is a phrase which means something different from the meanings of the separate words that are a part of it. Usually it cannot be understood by the literal interpretation of the words that make up the expression. Used together, the words convey a meaning that is often unrelated to the individual words in the idiom. Some idioms have become so well worn that they are also cliches: overused or commonplace expressions. Some idioms are slang. They may be used to create an effect such as shock, irreverence or exaggeration. How the Idioms Were Selected. The idioms included in this book have been selected because they occur frequently in native speech or in reading material used by English language learners. Many of them are not found in standard dictionaries. Approximately 600 idioms are defined in this book, and this is only a small selection from the thousands of idioms that exist in English. ...
650			_a030 Довідкові видання загального типу _91925
700	1		_aMalkoc A. M. _92093
700	1		_aSmolinski F. _92094
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