English Idioms and how to Use ThemOxford University Press, 1954 - 350 pages |
Contents
Introductory The IndoEuropean Family of Languages | 1 |
CHAPTER II | 8 |
CHAPTER IV | 24 |
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Common terms and phrases
adjective adverbial phrase applied Arabi Pasha auxiliary verb bear beat become blow boil break bring called carry cast catch cause cholera clothes colloquial commonly compound verbs dead death debt difficulties draw England English English language escape fall favour feel fell fire give Gordian knot ground hand Hang Hence hold honour hope horse hour idiom idiomatic expressions intransitive keep king language leave letter live look man's marriage metaphorically mind never night noun once one's head oneself opposite pass passive voice past person phrase means Phrase Verbs pounds preposition prepositional phrases quarrel ride sentence Sheldon Amos ship sight sleep soldiers sometimes soon speak speech stand strike term thing throw transitive verbs turn walk watch wind wish word