Here is a dictionary to help non-native English speakers when they are confronted with indecipherable expressions like ''a chip off the old block'', ''acid test'', etc. It defines and explains 2300 confusing phrases and idioms.'
Author Biography
Richard A. Spears, Ph.D., is a reference editor and former linguistics professor who has written more than 30 dictionaries, including NTC's American Idioms Dictionary (ISBN: 0-8442-0273-8) and NTC's American English Learner's Dictionary (ISBN: 0-8442-5859-8).
