Idiom - Magic

Have you ever had one of those days when you did something on the spur of the moment, played your cards right and came up smelling like a rose? Or maybe someone you know talks a blue streak, complains of dishpan hands -- yet lives the life of Riley.

Things like this might tickle your funny bone or make you see red, for these are idioms, and the difference between knowing or not knowing them can mean the difference between understanding or not understanding English. They're the nuts and bolts of everyday conversation, the glue that binds us in our everyday speech - and there they are, at every turn! They constitute, in effect, a language within a language adding color and dimension to the way we speak and think, making our language more expressive and fun to use. Every language has idioms, but English has more, giving anyone learning the language one of their greatest challenges.

A cock and bull story, get down to brass tacks, of the first water, an old chestnut, off the cuff, no strings attached, rain cats and dogs -- you either know what these word combinations mean or you don't. And you would find yourself tied in knots, worn to a frazzle and at your wit's end trying to guess their meanings. Yet as sure as God made little green apples, each and every one of these expressions is a common idiom known and understood by almost all native speakers of English, wherever they are in the world and whatever their occupation or level of education.

The wealth of idioms in the English language is almost beyond belief, but these books, each containing 136 of them, are unique. Created by the husband and wife team of John and Ching Yee Smithback (he's a teacher and writer, she's a translator, artist and registered nurse) these humorous illustrations along with their witty definitions are almost guaranteed to make learning English idioms as easy as ABC!

What does that mean? It means you can stop being a worry wart because FUN WITH IDIOMS is a new way to make learning easy. In fact, read this and its companion books and we think you'll be thrilled to the core!

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