Oxford Dictionary of Idioms takes a fresh look at the idioms and sayings that make English the rich and intriguing language it is.
• Contains over 6,000 idioms from the English-speaking world
• Hundreds of illustrative quotes, both modern and historical, provide readers with a clear idea of how phrases can be used
•Additional features provide fascinating additional information for many entries
• Easy to navigate, including many cross-references, making it ideal for quick reference.
• The most useful alternative words are given first, with the word closest to the meaning of the input word given in bold
•Draws on the latest findings from Oxford Language Watch – the world’s largest dictionary research program
• Detailed background of each idiom
• NEW! Look up words in any other Android app with the Tap to Translate feature, and do it in style with one of four new colorful themes.
Did you know that “flavor of the month” originated from a marketing campaign in American ice cream parlors in the 1940s, when a particular flavor was specially promoted for a month at a time? And did you know that “off the cuff” refers to the rather messy practice of writing impromptu notes on the cuff of one’s shirt before speaking in public?
These idioms and many more are explained and put into context in the Oxford Dictionary of English Idioms supplemented by a range of recently established idioms such as ‘elephant in the corner’, ‘go figure’, ‘like a rat in a drainpipe”, ‘sex on legs’, ‘step up to the plate’, ‘too chic to push’, ‘a walk in the park’, ‘win ugly’.
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• Search auto-completion helps find words quickly by showing predictions as you type
• Keyword search allows you to search within compound words and phrases
•An automatic “Fuzzy filter” to correct the spelling of words, as well as a “Joker” (“*” or “?”) to replace a letter or whole parts of a word
• Camera search searches for words in the camera viewfinder and displays the results
• Use our ; Voice search when you don’t know how an entry is spelled.
•Share word definitions through apps installed on your device
• NEW! Tap to translate entries in other apps
• Swipe-to-delete functionality in the Recent and Favorites menus.
LEARNING TOOLS – cool features that help you build your vocabulary.
• “Favorites” function to create personalized folders with lists of words from the extensive library
• “Recent” list to easily review searched words
•”Word of the day” section to enrich your vocabulary daily
• Home screen widget provides random words at a glance
• Split-screen support for Android 7 allowing you to use it with other apps
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