Updated to keep pace with Americans' constant changes in the many ways they use, create, and abandon idioms, this book presents approximately 2,500 American-English idiomatic words and expressions. Each entry identified by part of speech
A concise definition for every idiom
Each idiom used in an illustrative sentence

Expressions are also categorized as formal, informal, slang, or literary. Readers will learn the meanings behind common idioms such as, ghost town, kiss and tell, ace a test, dodge the bullet, eye candy, and more. Here's a handy reference guide for ESL students, foreign travelers in North America, and anybody who has an interest in English language usage.

美國人使用、創造和捨棄片語的習慣不斷改變， 趕快跟上腳步吧！本書收集將近兩千五百個道地美式英語的單字和慣用語。每筆字詞都會附上詞性，簡單定義與參考例句。本書也將各式表達分類成正式、非正式、俚語、書面語種類。讀者能夠學習到許多常見的慣用語，像鬼城 (ghost town) 、爆料私生活 (kiss and tell) 、考試得高分 (ace a test) 、逃過一劫 (dodge the bullet) 、養眼 (eye candy) 等用法。本書是專為以英語為第二語言的學生、北美外國遊客、以及任何對英文用語有興趣的人量身打造的上手指南。