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A practical guide and reference to improve the use of English in everyday life.

Part of the "Concise Dictionaries" series, this book provides the general reader and student with an insight into the use of slang expressions in current English. Entries are arranged alphabetically with brief definitions, and, wherever necessary, examples in context and cross-references.

This revised edition provides a simple, but wide-ranging guide to the usage and meaning of the most commonly used idiomatic expressions in current English, with almost 900 new entries in a new format. By the author of "A Concise Dictionary of Correct English" and "English Slang".