PEVICTORIA UNIVERSITY LIBRARYONTARIOTORONTO,SOURCE:ENCYCLO-PEDICLIBRARYLIBRARYNELSON'S ENCYCLOPAEDICENGLISH IDIOMSENGLISH IDIOMSBYMAIN F.R.S.E.JAMES DIXON, M.A.,PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH LITERATURE IN THE IMPERIALUNIVERSITY OF JAPANTHOMAS NELSON AND SONSPARISLONDON, EDINBURGH, DUBLIN, LEEDS,AND NEW YORKLEIPZIG, MELBOURNE,PEPREFACE.divideIN the instead of topresent volume, attempting"work into ofthe colloquial phrases,"chapters treatingand so I have"cant forth,phrases," "slang phrases,"thrown the whole into and haveform,alphabeticalmarked letters the to inwhich, my opinion,by categoryThis classificationthe to mayphrases ought belong.be studied or be as suits the conveniencemay neglectedor the taste of the consulter.The division chosen is and in afourfold, descendingscale of Prose, Conversational, Familiar, Slang.dignityProse is understood such asBy (P) phrases phrasesor Matthew Arnold use in their seriousmightMacaulayare suit-Conversational again,writings. (C) phrases,able for use in social at whereintercourse, gatheringsare and where we our wordsweighstrangers present,are lessbefore them. Familiaruttering (F) phrasesand are in where we aredignified, only place speakingThe lowest ofintimates.unreservedly among categoryofall is that of which areSlang (S) phrases, generallya local or technical nature that are under-is, they fullystood those of a certain orcoterie, pro-only by locality,fession.This volume does not to exhaust the ...
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VICTORIA UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
ONTARIOTORONTO,
SOURCE:ENCYCLO-
PEDIC
LIBRARYLIBRARYNELSON'S ENCYCLOPAEDIC
ENGLISH IDIOMSENGLISH IDIOMS
BY
MAIN F.R.S.E.JAMES DIXON, M.A.,
PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH LITERATURE IN THE IMPERIAL
UNIVERSITY OF JAPAN
THOMAS NELSON AND SONS
PARISLONDON, EDINBURGH, DUBLIN, LEEDS,
AND NEW YORKLEIPZIG, MELBOURNE,PEPREFACE.
divideIN the instead of topresent volume, attempting
"work into ofthe colloquial phrases,"chapters treating
and so I have"cant forth,phrases," "slang phrases,"
thrown the whole into and haveform,alphabetical
marked letters the to inwhich, my opinion,by category
This classificationthe to mayphrases ought belong.
be studied or be as suits the conveniencemay neglected
or the taste of the consulter.
The division chosen is and in afourfold, descending
scale of Prose, Conversational, Familiar, Slang.dignity
Prose is understood such asBy (P) phrases phrases
or Matthew Arnold use in their seriousmightMacaulay
are suit-Conversational again,writings. (C) phrases,
able for use in social at whereintercourse, gatherings
are and where we our wordsweighstrangers present,
are lessbefore them. Familiaruttering (F) phrases
and are in where we aredignified, only place speaking
The lowest ofintimates.unreservedly among category
ofall is that of which areSlang (S) phrases, generally
a local or technical nature that are under-is, they fully
stood those of a certain orcoterie, pro-only by locality,
fession.
This volume does not to exhaust the listpretend
of but to those which have creptslang phrases, only give
into and are understood,ordinary use, although theyvi PREFACE.
not be all educated At leastused,may by people.
cent, of the are Ieighty per phrases freshly gathered.
indebtedness tomust, however, gratefully acknowledge
to theCassell's Encyclopedic Dictionary, Supplementary
of Rev. T. L. O. toDavies,English Glossary Wright's
Provincial to the fourth edition of Dr.Dictionary,
Samuel Johnson's and to theEnglish Dictionary, Slang
Messrs. Chatto and Windus.Dictionary published by
D.J. M.
EXPLANATION OF SIGNS.
P. Good Prose. The is used in seriousphrase composition.
C. TheConversational. is used in conversation.phrase polite
F. Familiar. The is used in familiarphrase
S. Slang.