Download or read book Bloomsbury Dictionary of Idioms written by Gordon Jarvie and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2009-11-01 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From credit crunch to golden parachute, barking up the wrong tree to storm in a tea cup in this book, Gordon Jarvie explains all you need to know about these and 3,000 other common English idioms. Packed with nuggets of fascinating information, the Bloomsbury Dictionary of Idioms traces the origins of these phrases, explains meanings and gives examples of up-to-date usage. Ideal for word buffs and English students alike, this book will help all users of English to mind their (linguistic) ps and qs.