idioms

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Eye to eye

a book of body part idioms and silly pictures
2014
Various animals depict literal interpretations of idioms involving body parts.

They have a word for it

a lighthearted lexicon of untranslatable words and phrases
1988

Animal crackers

1975
Seven brief fables provide humorous explanations for well-known idioms about animals.

In other words

a language lover's guide to the most intriguing words around the world
2004
Defines and discusses hundreds of words that have no English equivalents, including terms from European, Nordic, African, Asian, ancient and classical, indigenous, Creole, and pidgin languages as well as Yiddish, and includes a word finder.

The flamingos are tickled pink

a book of idioms
1995
Animals act out more than twenty different idioms in this book inspired by "The Lion King.".

The boy who wouldn't sit still!

2008
A little boy sometimes takes the words people say in the wrong way, often getting him in trouble.

The Compelling histories of long arm of the law and other idioms

2012
Explains the meaning and origin of a selection of English language idioms, using each in a sentence.

Life is a bowl full of cherries

a book of food idioms and silly pictures
2011
Humorous illustrations accompany explanations of common American idioms related to food.

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