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Collins Easy Learning English Idioms is an easy-to-use guide to the most common English idioms, designed for everyone who wants to improve their knowledge of English.


With simple and clear explanations, this helpful, and often fun guide will help you understand what English idioms, such as 'the cat's whiskers' and 'step up to the plate' really mean.
Examples from the Collins corpus show how key idioms are used in everyday English and usage notes explain where idioms come from and how they should be used.


Idioms are displayed in an accessible and easy-to-use format, making this an indispensible tool for anyone who wants to speak and write fluent and idiomatic English.