Book DescriptionIdioms are often described as the spice of a language because of the colorful way they can sum up an idea (for example, "mad as a hornet" is an illustrative, yet simple expression to show anger) However, idioms can be one of the most difficult areas to learn, especially in English Even the best student's speech will remain овгеж a bit stilted without a working knowledge of idioms; indeed, they are the final measure of fluency A Boatload of Idioms presents more than a thousand idioms, along with definitions, origin explanations (where known), sample sentences and exercises Also, a search index is offered as a quick reference tool This program is aimed at intermediate-to-advanced ESL students as well as native English speakers who want to improve their language abilities Once idioms are easily understood, speaking English can be a "cake-walk".  Эта книга2004 г 274 стр ISBN 1932653139.