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NTC's American Idioms Dictionary, 3d ed. Ed. by Richard A. Spears. Chicago: NTC Publishing Group, 2000. 640p. $18.95 (ISBN 0-8442-0273-8). www.ntccb.com.
Idioms are colorful and expressive phrases that add spice and season to language. A good dictionary of idioms is essential for anyone learning a second language and often will be necessary for native speakers as well. The recently issued NTC's American Idioms Dictionary is now in its third edition of interpreting the finer points of expression. A second edition came out in 1998. Richard A. Spears is the editor of both, having also edited NTC's Dictionary of Folksy, Regional, and Rural Sayings (NTC Publishing...