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Dictionary, glossary, terminology software for Windows. Dictionary Organizer Deluxe: build and manage business or school glossaries, science terminology books, or personal dictionaries. Quote Organizer Deluxe: quote, verse, proverb inventory software for Windows. Book Organizer Deluxe: book inventory software for book collectors. Bestselling and bargain books: Words and Language * Search bestsellers * Search bargain books * Other books Dictionaries -> Words and Language Picturesque Expressions: A Thematic Dictionary by: Urdang, Laurence Urdang, Walter W. Hunsinger, Nancy LaRoche Laurence LaRoche, Nancy Publisher: Verbatim Books Published: June 1, 1980 ISBN: 0930454073 Format:Hardcover Pages:770    Read More, Buy It Book Description About the Author Laurence Urdang, a professional linguist and lexicographer, was Managing Editor of "The Random House Unabridged Dictionary" (first edition, 1966), Editor in Chief of "The Random House College Dictionary" (first edition, 1968), Editorial Director of "Collins English Dictionary" (1979), and author/editor of more than 100 other English language reference books. To see more of them, enter his name in the "Author" box on Amazon.com's Home Page for books. Product Description: A Collection of more than 7,000 colorful expressions and idioms---some new, some old, some borrowed, some blue. Many are of obscure origin: only specialized dictionaries provide etymological information about them. In "Picturesque Expressions," a book that has become the standard, these expressions are collected under 407 useful thematic categories (like ACCOMPLISHMENT, DECADENCE, DOMINATION, DOWNFALL, DRUNKENNESS, LOVE, LUST) that enable users to find expressions to suit their needs. A 47-page Index lists all expressions, their variants,details buried in the entries, and allow the book's use as a dictionary. Some speakers always "beat about the bush" or go "around Robin Hood's barn," while others "pull no punches" and "call a spade a spade." Experts "know the ropes"; greenhorns are "wet behind the ears." "Red-letter days" may find us "on cloud nine" and "in fine fettle"; but a "bad break" can put us "out of sorts" or "under the weather." "Picturesque Expressions" comes through "with flying colors" and wins "hands down"; by having the "inside track," it "keeps one jump ahead" of similar books and "steals a march" on the competition.   Read More, Buy It Copyright © 1996-2005 PrimaSoft PC, Inc. All rights reserved.