>Title: 101 American English Idioms: Understanding and Speaking English Like an American
Author(s): Harry Collis
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
Date: February 9, 1987
Pages: 135
Size: 64.88 Mb
Format: PDF + MP3
Quality: 44kHz/128kbps
Language: American English
What Americans really mean when they say . . .
Drive someone up a wall–annoy someone greatly
Raise a stink–protest strongly
Pull someone’s leg–fool someone
All thumbs–clumsy
Shoot the breeze–chat informally
Feel like a million dollars–feel wonderful
Duck soup–easy, effortless
Review
“I am a Bostonian who heard the recording from one of my English students. Dressed to the teeth is an expression I readily recognize, but I am more likely to read it than to hear it in everyday, modern conversation. Some of the expressions are probably regional, perhaps most from Northeastern section of the country. Of course the term American is often misused, and foreign visitors should be careful buying books claiming to teach American words or phrases.” An American woman (Arlington, MA USA)