Little Red Book Idioms and Phrases - Paperback

by Terry O'Brien (Author)

Idiom from Latin: idioma, ' special property' is an expression, word or phrase that has a figurative meaning, this is separate from the literal meaning or definition of the words of which it is made. Word group becomes an idiomatic expression. The words develop a specialized meaning as an entity, as an idiom. When a speaker uses an idiom, the listener might mistake its actual meaning, if he or she has not heard this figure of speech before. In English the expression to go round the bend, would mean ' to go insane' . There are many such idiomatic expressions, A Curtain Lecture: Nagging by a wife at bedtime. A Dutch Wife: A bolster. Land of Nod: A state of sleep Let not idioms confuse those unfamiliar with them. Little Red Book of Idioms and Phrases will add to your vocabulary. Let's get into the ball park of idioms and phrases.

Author Biography

As he shares his name with another author on Amazon, Terry O' Brien thought of adopting the pretentious anagrammatic pseudonym of Byron Reiter, before coming to his senses. He trusts the reader can distinguish him - compiler of cryptic-style quizzes - from the other one. Of Anglo-Irish heritage, Terry O' Brien spent over thirty years teaching, mostly as a college level lecturer. Longer ago than he cares to recall, he studied for a degree in English and Philosophy during punk rock's heyday. After spending a " gap" year as a hospital porter, he returned to uni to complete an MA in Modern Literature