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The Oxford Dictionary of Current Idiomatic English records and describes 15 000 English idioms, and is the most comprehensive and systematic analysis available of this complex area of English usage. This volume covers 7000 general idiomatic expressions. Most entries are referred to a detailed grammatical scheme of sentence patterns and all are illustrated by examples drawn from a wide range of up-to-date sources. Unusual features of grammar and usage are explained and stylistic values and fields of specialist use are indicated. An index of all verbs, advebs, nouns, adjectives and pronouns which feature in the expressions is provided as well as an index of structural variants and derived compounds. There is a thorough cross-reference system for entries both within VOLUM 2 and to appropriate entries in Volume 1.