OXFORD IDIOMS DICTIONARY / 7 ED.

OXFORD IDIOMS DICTIONARY / 7 ED.

A new edition of the dictionary that explains more than 10,000 of the most frequently used idioms in English today.

This new edition has hundreds of new idioms and examples taken from our corpus. It also has more notes on the origins of idioms, notes to help with difficult vocabulary, study pages, exercises and cartoons to aid learning and add interest.

  • Format: Paperback | 470 pages
  • Dimensions: 129 x 196 x 24mm | 462g
  • Publication date: 10 May 2007
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press
  • Publication City/Country: Oxford, United Kingdom
  • Language: Spanish
  • Edition: Revised
  • Edition Statement: 2nd Revised edition
  • ISBN10: 0194317234
  • ISBN13: 9780194317238
  • Bestsellers rank: 149,374

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