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American English Idioms in the News Meaning and Origin more than 1,000 phrases explained with real examples

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Introduction
Americans love to use idioms, phrases that are colorful and mysterious. Whether you are a native
English speaker or learning the language, you will find this book useful and entertaining. If you
teach English, this book will be a valuable resource.
It explains phrases (combinations of words) that are difficult or impossible to understand based on
the usual meaning of the words. Knowing the usual meaning of grease and palm doesn’t help us
understand that greasing someone’s palm can mean tipping generously or bribing.
Some of the phrases are considered idiomatic because they include a word that is not often used.
An example is hunker in hunker down.
In a phrasal verb, a verb gets a special meaning when combined with another word. For example,
act can mean “do something” or “perform in a play or movie.” But act up means “behave badly,”
and act out means “have an emotional outburst.” There are thousands of phrasal verbs. The ones in
this book have meanings that you would not expect based on the usual meaning of the words when
used separately.

Why I Wrote This Book

You can find definitions of many idiomatic phrases on the Internet. Such definitions can be helpful.
But examples of the phrases, as they are used in standard language, often give us a better
understanding of their meaning.
Explaining idioms in my English classes has made me more aware that definitions alone can be
misleading.
Almost all the entries in this book are among the most-used expressions in American English.

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