English idioms

Pratt - University Of Toronto, James Main Dixon

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PE VICTORIA UNIVERSITY LIBRARY ONTARIOTORONTO, SOURCE:ENCYCLO- PEDIC LIBRARYLIBRARYNELSON'S ENCYCLOPAEDIC ENGLISH IDIOMSENGLISH 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,PEPREFACE. 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 theyvi 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.