{"product_id":"number-idioms-hole-in-one-john-sailors-9781938688096","title":"Number Idioms-Hole in One!: English Number Idioms Explained, with Multiple Examples, Exercises, and Puzzles","description":"\u003ci\u003eNumber Idioms: Hole in One!\u003c\/i\u003e introduces more than 200 common phrases that contain numbers, phrases like \u003ci\u003eone of a kind, two peas in a pod, sixes and sevens, cloud nine, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eone in a million. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eFeatures.\u003c\/b\u003e The book's dictionary format makes it easy to use. Features include: - Carefully researched definitions.- Parts-of-Speech labels.- Explanations of phrases and their origins.- Two example sentences for each idiom illustrating its use.- Examples of many idioms used in real news headlines.- Exercises and crossword puzzles.The book is also a great reference dictionary for English learners and native English speakers.\u003cb\u003eNumber Idioms.\u003c\/b\u003e The earliest writing systems were created not for words but numbers, so human thought has been focused on counting since we began recording it. It;s not surprising, then, that we have numerous colorful idioms, proverbs, and expressions that use numbers, expressing thoughts and feelings in counting. In fact the word \u003ci\u003enumber\u003c\/i\u003e itself can be found in any number of idioms. This books looks at a number of them, one by one, and a zillion others. For example, if you \u003ci\u003ecrunch numbers\u003c\/i\u003e, are you stepping on them? If someone is running \u003ci\u003ea one-man show\u003c\/i\u003e, why do we say the person \u003ci\u003ewears many hats\u003c\/i\u003e?\u003cb\u003eThe Idioms.\u003c\/b\u003e This book's phrases were selected through a careful search of idiom and phrasal verb dictionaries, standard dictionaries, and online sources, with emphasis on language that is common in English today.\u003cb\u003eDefinitions.\u003c\/b\u003e To ensure accuracy, this book's definitions and explanations were written after thorough research using numerous sources, among them: - The Oxford English Dictionary.- MerriamWebster.com.- The American Heritage Dictionary.- The American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms (Ammer).- Webster's New World Dictionary.- Collins Cobuild Dictionary.- MacmillanDictionary.com.- Cambridge Learner's Dictionary.- Various idiom and phrasal verb dictionaries.\u003cb\u003eExamples.\u003c\/b\u003e Two example sentences for each idiom illustrate how phrases are commonly used, as determined with research into examples offered in dictionaries and authentic uses found in word banks. In addition, examples of idioms appearing in real news headlines are scattered throughout the book.\u003cb\u003eIdioms by Topic.\u003c\/b\u003e Idioms make the English language colorful and give us different ways to say things. But for English learners, they're a \u003ci\u003epain in the neck\u003c\/i\u003e (an idiom that means \"a lot of trouble\"), because there are so many to learn. But learning idioms by topic helps solve the problem, since students will more quickly understand and internalize languages, and more-easily remember it later.Targets in English has developed numerous books that teach idioms by topic, such as sports idioms, money idioms, and food idioms.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Sailors\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1938688090\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781938688096\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Targets in English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/11\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 106\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.37lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.25d","brand":"John Sailors","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45478871695615,"sku":"9781938688096","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0d2ec8f1-4eb2-4d15-ba90-6c7e9805fbae.jpg?v=1715935881","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/number-idioms-hole-in-one-john-sailors-9781938688096","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}