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If you think idioms are a "tough nut to crack," pick up the revised SCHOLASTIC DICTIONARY OF IDIOMS. Fun new design and more than 700 common American phrases, sayings, and expressions.

Cat got your tongue? Penny for your thoughts? Come again? Every day, idioms bring color to our speech. Since they don't really mean what they say, idioms can stump even the native English-speaker. Marvin Terban makes understanding idioms "as easy as pie" with the revised SCHOLASTIC DICTIONARY OF IDIOMS. Explanations for, and origins of, more than 700 everyday American idioms, complete with kid-friendly sample sentences. The entries are amusing as well as educational. Alphabetical listing and cross-referencing index makes finding idioms a "piece of cake."

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Scholastic Reference; Revised edition (July 1, 2006)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 304 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0439770831
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0439770835
Reading age ‏ : ‎ 8 - 11 years, from customers
Grade level ‏ : ‎ 4 - 7
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.25 x 0.75 x 8.5 inches
Reviewer: Cameron
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Good gift
Review: Good gift idea for anyone who likes idioms. Really all there is to it. Book includes a lot of different idioms, most of which I had never heard of before. Quality of the book is pretty good. For the price, would recommend.

Reviewer: Dasha
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: I really would LOVE to recommend this book for all of people who ...
Review: I really would LOVE to recommend this book for all of people who are learning English as a second language and hope to know English idioms. I am from Ukraine, but now I am staying in LA to learn English. I was looking for some books that could helps me to understand the meaning of idioms because sometimes it was too difficult for me to figure out what they mean. This book has more than 700 idioms with examples, meanings and origins. The origins help me to remember the idioms easier. After I read some, I finally understand why people use idioms in particular situations and I feel like I will never forget them. It may not really helpful for academic courses or daily conversation, but it is easy to read anytime and it is good for FUN! Unless I am older than twenty, this book is fun enough! And especially, this is cheaper than others. So, I'd like to say just buy and read. I am 99% sure that buying this book is going to be a good choice

Reviewer: FuracãoChelsea
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: I've loved this for about twenty years
Review: I received this book in probably sixth grade, when I was 11, around 2000. I spent hours reading through all of the idioms and their origins and meanings and have used it since when I want to find a different way to say something.I also volunteer with and host exchange students and have taken to giving this book to many of them as a gift. It allows them to make sense of the things the people around them and in TV and movies say while enhancing their already excellent English.I've now given it to my own son, who is 9, and he's just as enthralled as I was.The book is bright, clear, organized, and never condescending. It's simple enough for kids but thorough enough for adults, and not too uncool for preteens and teens. I hope this book never goes out of print.

Reviewer: Gene
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Great book for bathroom reading.
Review: This book is great. Very interesting on origin of where certain saying started. Great book for bathroom reading. Don't have to remember where you left off like a novel. You can just pick it up and Starr reading anywhere.

Reviewer: Malinda E. Miller
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Very informative
Review: A great book. It will be very useful as my daughter gets older (she's only 7 now) and even I have learned a thing or two about the origin & meaning of some of the things we say! Very interesting. My only complaint is that the paper is odd. It's more like a newsprint paper than what one would typically expect to find in a reference book. Maybe this was stated in the product description and I missed, I don't know. Some people may like the feel and texture of newsprint so this could actually be a positive for some. Anyway, the book is still useful and informative, I just do not like the paper.

Reviewer: Springlering
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Useful for ESOL and Deaf
Review: I purchased this for a deaf sibling, who was having trouble understanding idioms. It never occurred to me that, not having actually "heard" them as a matter of course while growing up, they had no idea what certain things meant, until, one day, they came out and just started asking me to explain. Turns out they had been to embarrassed to ask what certain sayings meant, and had been either taking them literally, for fear of being considered stupid, or guessing on their own. I didn't think they were dumb. In fact, I felt dumb and insensitive myself for never having considered it. And we ain't young either. That's how long it took them to gather their courage to ask. Idioms are just "there". You don't even realize it, they flow by so quickly, and new ones are invented every day.My sibling was just clueless to the actual meaning of some conversations. They said that this book had been VERY helpful.This book would also be useful to someone who does not speak English as their first language (many deaf people do consider ASL their first language, so they are in the same boat). English, particularly American English, has many, many colorful, even beautiful idioms, but you just don't realize , until you stop to think about it, that you can have an entire conversation that is NOTHING but idioms. I use the freetranslation website frequently to communicate with overseas friends, and when I see my conversation in writing, I often realize I am creating an idiomatic message, and have to back up and state exactly what I mean. I can imagine it is a minefield for people trying to learn or understand English.

Reviewer: Gail from Lake Geneva
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Great resource for people learning English
Review: I bought this book to help as I tutor a Mexican woman in English. Idioms can be the hardest thing to learn, since they don't always make sense. I wanted to be sure she understands them, even if she doesn't always have to come up with them herself. There are multiple ways to say things and she can get her message across without using idioms, but she will be at a disadvantage if she doesn't recognize them when someone else uses them.I like that the book includes 3 resources for each idiom - a definition, a use in a sentence, plus the derivation. Also, the idioms are listed in alphabetical order, so it is an easy reference. This book should make learning more fun.

Reviewer: Donna Keller
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Fun homeschool learning through Idiom hangman
Review: This is a great resource. I bought it to be part of a language arts curriculum that I created to homeschool my 8 year old during Covid. We play hangman for fun at her dry erase easel. The topic of late has exclusively been Idioms. We take turns thumbing through the book and selecting an idiom for the other to guess. And after each round we read the book entry together. She learns the meanings and we both learn the origins. We’ve now done at least 50.

Reviewer: madhu
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: You can keep one for knowledge.

Reviewer: Mrs A
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: I like to have resources that help me when working with a one-to-ond child, or a group of children. A good resource which I am glad I purchased!

Reviewer: AS
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Good book for kids to learn idioms.

Reviewer: Amazon カスタマー
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: 本書に収録されているイディオムは700余り。これは例えば『Oxford Dictionary of Idioms』の10000超には遠く及ばないが、読みやすさから言えば断然こちらだ。まず第一に、本のサイズが、横16.1cm、縦21.6 cm と比較的大きく、活字も大きいので目が悪い人でも安心して楽しめる。一方、先に挙げた『Oxford Dictionary of Idioms』は活字が小さく、ルーペの助けなしには読めない。第二に、レイアウトが見やすく実用的。本書の構成は、①イディオム②イディオムを使った例文③意味④由来という構成を取っている。例えば、一番最初に掲載されているイディオムは「ace up your sleeve」だが、①ace up your sleeve②I don't know how Henry is going to get his mom to buy him a bike, but I'm sure he has an ace up his sleeve.③Meaning: a surprise or secret advantage, especially something　tricky that is kept hidden until needed④Origin:Back in the 1500s,most people didn't have pockets in their clothes,...（以下略） という構成である。これはレファレンス用というよりは、実際の会話でどう使うかを伝えることに主眼が置かれた構成だろう。ちなみに、商品紹介にある「Cat got your tongue?」はTex Averyのアニメ「Symphony in Slang」（邦題：「へんな体験記」）でも使われていたが、本書によれば、初出の年代は分かっているものの、由来については分からないそうだ（とは言え、「Why don't you talk?」の洒落た言い方として広まったのではないかという推測は書いてある）。本書は、辞書的な価値としては低いかもしれないが、読み物としては楽しい。楽しみながらイディオムを学びたい人にはピッタリの本だと思う。

Reviewer: ISABELLA
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Recopilación de Idioms para entender mejor su significado y que sea más fácil poderlos aplicar en la vida cotidiana, tanto a nivel escrito como a nivel oral.