TY  - BOOK
AU  - McCarthy,Michael
AU  - O'Dell,Felicity
TI  - English Idioms in Use (Intermediate) : 62 units of vocabulary reference and practice : self-study and classroom use
SN  - 9781316629888 (Student book)
AV  - PE1460 .M373 2017
U1  - 428.2/4 23
PY  - 2017///
CY  - New York
PB  - Cambridge University Press
KW  - English language
KW  - Idioms
KW  - Problems, exercises, etc
KW  - Usage
KW  - Textbooks for foreign speakers
KW  - Phraseology
KW  - Intermediate
N1  - Previous edition: 2002; Includes index; "Explanations and practice of English idioms, written for intermediate-level (B1-B2) learners of English. Perfect for both self-study and classroom activities
; Increase your knowledge of idioms and how to use them, with easy to understand explanations and practice exercises
; Learn idioms in context, with lots of different topics, including "Clothes', 'Music and theatre' and 'Work'
; Be confident about what you are learning, thanks to Cambridge research into how English is really spoken and written
; Get better at studying by yourself, with study tips, follow-up tasks and an easy to use answer key." (Book Cover); CONTENTS; Acknowledgements; Using this book; Learning about idioms
; 1. What are idioms? -- 2. Using your dictionary; Idioms to talk about
; 3. Happiness and sadness -- 4. Anger -- 5. Knowing and understanding -- 6. Experience and perception -- 7. Success and failure -- 8. Having problems -- 9. Dealing with problems -- 10. Power and authority -- 11. Structuring and talking about arguments -- 12. Conversational responses -- 13. Praise and criticism -- 14. Opinions on people and actions -- 15. Behaviour and attitudes -- 16. Reacting to what others say -- 17. Danger -- 18. Effort -- 19. Necessity and desirability -- 20. Probability and luck -- 21. Social status -- 22. Human relationships -- 23. Size and position -- 24. Money -- 25. Work -- 26. Speed, distance and intensity -- 27. Communication 1: words and language -- 28. Communication 2: expressing yourself -- 29. Life and experience: proverbs -- 30. Memory; Idioms from the topic area of; 31. Time 1: the past and the future -- 32. Time 2: clocks and frequency -- 33. The elements -- 34. Colour -- 35. Clothes -- 36. Games and sport -- 37. Animals 1: describing people -- 38. Animals 2: describing situations -- 39. Weapons and war -- 40. Food -- 41. Roads -- 42. Houses and household objects -- 43. Nature -- 44. Boats and sailing -- 45. Science, technology and machines -- 46. Music and theatre; Idioms using these keywords
; 47. Finger, thumb, hand -- 48. Foot, heel, toe -- 49. Bones, shoulder, arm, leg -- 50. Head -- 51. Face, hear, neck, chest -- 52. Eyes -- 53. Ear, lips, mouth, nose, teeth, tongue -- 54. Heart -- 55. Brain, mind, blood and guts -- 56. Back -- 57. Long -- 58. Line -- 59. Act, action, activity -- 60. Good and bad -- 61. Ground -- 62. Similes and idioms with like and as; Key; Phonemic symbols; Index
UR  - https://www.cambridge.org/ca/cambridgeenglish/catalog/grammar-vocabulary-and-pronunciation/english-idioms-use-intermediate-2nd-edition
ER  -