Check your speedDoes your English "cut the mustard", or do you find that it's "wide off the mark"?Containing more than 5,000 entries, this dictionary covers metaphorical phrases, similes, familiar sayings, and proverbs, providing illustrative quotations from sources as varied as the Bible, the Spectator, and Agatha Christie. It explains meanings and provides historical information for well-known idioms such as cost an arm and a leg, knocks spots off, once in a blue moon, the tip of the iceberg, and many more. Full of fascinating facts, this dictionary is ideal for anyone with interest in the origins of the colloquial, quirky byways of the English language. Idioms are arranged alphabetically by key word for easy reference. Sayings in British English are supplemented by American English and other expressions.Word Definition StructureThe invariable components of the entry structure are the idiom itself with capitalized keyword and any common variants given in brackets, followed by the definition. In addition there may be a label or labels indicating register and/or geographical area, a sentence or short paragraph covering etymological, historical and usage points of interest, and an illustrative quotation. The marking of a quotation with an asterisk indicates it is the earliest example of the use of this idiom yet traced. The MSDict Dictionary FormatThe Oxford Dictionary of Idioms is here presented in MSDict electronic format. MSDict offers best experience in mobile reference and is available for any handheld platform.Quick dynamic search of words while you typeTranscriptions facilitating pronunciationStylish user interface with several split screen modesHyperlinks between different related wordsDynamic changing of font sizesOpportunity to add custom notes to any article in the dictionary so you can save your ideas and examples of usageLearning featuresWildcard filtration feature (the use of "?" replaces a letter and "*" replaces a group of letters within words)Button allowing quick erase of the query fieldSupport of multiple dictionaries installed at a timeSpecially enhanced for hi-resolution and hi-resolution landscape view modesSupport for MMC, memory stick, and SD memory cardsUpdates8.20 (01/09/08) - Optimized to support the new DUDEN Deutsches Universalworterbuch Dictionary; bug fixing in Wordbook8.30 (04/18/08) - Optimized to support the new Advanced English Dictionary & Thesaurus
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