Bloomsbury dictionary of idioms (2nd ed.)

From credit crunch to golden parachute, barking up the wrong tree to storm in a tea cupin this book, Gordon Jarvie explains all you need to know about theseand 3,000 other common English idioms.

Packed with nuggets offascinating 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.