Your reference books of synonyms, dictionaries and a thesaurus is not complete until you add this brilliant book. Whether or not you are a native English speaker, the over 400 pages of information will definitely aid in your communication with others.
Inside this reference book you will find -
- Easy to understand meanings and equivalents for:
- Idioms
- Phrases
- Expressions
- And some commonly used sentences
- Typical examples of how these expressions are used.
- The likely origins of these expressions.
- Illustrations that serve two purposes:
- They add humour to an otherwise serious reference book; and
- They illustrate how some expressions could be misinterpreted by someone who is hearing them for the first time.
- And finally, some interesting expressions and proverbs from other languages and cultures, which show how people of the world have more things in common than we tend to realize.
In our house we all love words. I keep a journal of words that I love and we often play the “dictionary game”. We’ll take turns opening up the dictionary to a random page, putting our finger on a word, and reading the meaning. The “game” is to see who can be first to guess the correct word for the meaning. Well, now there’s a “new kid in town”. (see page 236)
This wonderful book is written by Reza Mashayekhi, who was born and raised in Iran but later attended the University of Michigan and it is dedicated to the memory of Yoshihiro Hattori.
Yoshihiro Hattori was a Japanese foreign exchange student in the United States who lost his life due to an apparent misunderstanding over language.
It seems he did not know what a frightened and armed home owner meant when he said, “Freeze!”
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I learned that Reza Mashayekhi, author of the book, received a degree in aerospace engineering
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My middle son has the largest bookshelf – we all share it. We have three dictionaries, one really bad thesaurus, and a rhyming dictionary. We are nerds.
Thanks for sharing. I shall copy this and email it to my kids.
Have a happy new year!
I have never heard "A camel is a horse designed by a committee", meaning decision making by a group is not an efficient process.
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I find it interesting that it took a non-native English speaker to come up with this book!
Sounds like a great read!
found out that you can get a free pdf sample of the book
I have never heard the expression "A camel is a horse designed by a committee." I must not be old enough. ;)
I didn't realize that deep sixing something came from burying a body six feet underground.
When I logged in it said it was only open to residents of US and Canada. Bummer :-( Is that true? Or should I just do it thru email and not FB?
The Author Reza Mashayekhi was born and raised in Tehran, Iran is what I learnt.
I learned where the term achilles heel comes from. Very interesting.
A camel is a horse designed by a committee.
Decision making by a group is not an efficient process.
I have never heard that one before….
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This book was selected as one of the Finalists in the 2011 National Indie Excellence Book Awards
Like this: Coming out of the woodwork
Crawling out of the woodwork
Appearing unexpectedly.
Coming from everywhere.
You’ve got people coming out of the woodwork, screaming for more bus service. Everybody’s asking for more service.
Background:
This expression has to do with the fact that insects come out of an infested wooden structure in large numbers, especially if it’s suddenly disturbed.
thank for the great book read.
learned about this saying -
at sea;
All at sea
Confused.
A. I don’t really think he knows what he’s doing.
B. No, he doesn’t. Let’s face it, he’s at sea again!
Similar: At a loss.
Also see: Out to lunch. Love to find out where phases started. dayle b at telus dot net
I learned that a camel is a horse designed by a committee
I found out that they offer a free PDF sample of the book
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I learned that different cultures often have equivalent expressions.
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I'd never heard the camel idiom. My ten year old daughter would love this!
Never judge a book by its movie. — J.W. Eagan
So true
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I learned that the book was written mostly with foreigners in mind
I didn't know this one:
A camel is a horse designed by a committee. Means….
Decision making by a group is not an efficient process.
I learned the author attended the University of Michigan.
This author is from Tehran.
A camel is a horse designed by a committee. That is a new term for me.
If everyone in China jumps at the same time we could knock the earth off it’s axis :)
I learned that Reza Mashayekhi was born and reared in Tehran, Iran.
Thanks!
Jenn from How to Make Loopy Bows
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learned this meaning:
A day late, and a dollar short!
Too little, too late!
It’s not enough. Besides, it’s too late!
this book provides such a wealth of information especially for someone like me who learned english as a secondary or tertiary (me) language
I can see how this would not only be useful for ESL students but also to brush up on our own language!!
The author was born and raised in Tehran.
Of the English samples given, the only only one I didn’t know is Back of the barn.
Idioms are fascinating (of course I also love words and etymology). I will love this site.
I learned that the author is originally from Iran and then later attended the Univ. of Michigan.
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