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The American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer
Book Description
"Bite the bullet", " get on the stick", "make no bones about it", " take the cake". The American Heritage(R) Dictionary of Idioms covers almost 10,000 expressions. Its main fare is, of course, idioms - groups of two or more words that together mean something different from the literal meaning of the individual words. In addition, this book discusses verb phrases such as " act up", "freeze out", and " get down", figures of speech such as "dark horse" and "blind as a bat", interjections and formulas like "says who" and " tough beans", common proverbs like a "bird in the hand", and slang terms such as "buy the farm" and "push up daisies". Each entry is defined and has an example sentence showing the expression in context. Most entries offer an explanation of the expression's literal meaning or origin and include information about its first appearance in English.

Dictionary of Military Terms by Richard Bowyer
Book Description
Ideal for anyone learning English for military purposes, foreign nationals working with English- speaking military personnel, and civilian professionals working with military accounts, this reference provides up-to-date definitions of more than 6,000 American, British, and international military terms. Topics include tactics, weapons, commands, machinery, military personnel, maneuvers, and geographical vocabulary.

Published in paperback for the first time, the Routledge Encyclopedia of Translation Studies is the ideal reference work for anyone with an academic or professional interest in translation. Drawing on the expertise of over ninety contributors from more than thirty countries, the Encyclopedia offers a detailed overview of translation studies. Part 1 covers the conceptual framework of the discipline, with topics including: * drama, literary and poetry translation * machine translation * terminology and term banks. Part 2 presents over thirty entries on the history of translation in major cultural and linguistic communities worldwide.

Intended for browsing, as "inspiration for writers and speakers," for the enhancement of the understanding and appreciation of metaphor, and as a quotation finder, the work meets the compilers stated goals. More than 6,500 metaphors under 600 subject headings make this the most comprehensive work of its kind.