Popular sayings, which include clichés, colloquialisms and jargons, are commonly used in our daily conversation and writing. But some people tend to use them indiscriminately, quite often to impress others but without achieving any effect. Popular Sayings contains 40 interesting passages that cover a wide range of text types, featuring a collection of nearly 800 sayings and numerous sentence examples to show their usage. It also provides detailed explanations, usage comments and origins, as well as simple alternatives where possible.
Features:English in Context - Popular Sayings - Secondary, Adult

• 40 specially written passages to illustrate the usage of popular sayings
• Nearly 800 popular sayings and more than 1500 sentence examples to show usage
• Highly interesting passages for reading, covering a wide range of topics for secondary students and adult learners
• A built-in mini-dictionary for easy reference
• Do-It-Yourself exercises for self-testing, with answers