nfretaes English IdiomsEnglish Idioms Jennifer Seidl W. McMordie A fifth edition of English Idioms and How to Use Them ‘Oxford University PressOatord University Press ‘teat later Street, Oxford OX2 6DP Osford New York Auckland anghok Buenos Aires Cape Town Chennai Dares Salaam Delhi Hong Kong Istanbul Karachi. Kolkata Kala Lumpur Madrid Melbourne Mexico City Mumbai Nairobi Sdo Paulo Shanghai Taipei ‘Tokyo Toronto ‘Oxford and Oxford English ae trade marks of Oxford University Pres. ISBN 019432775 2 (paperback) ISBN 0 19 432774 4 (hardback) First Oxford edition by W. MeMordie 1909 Second edition 1913 (eprinted 21 times) Third edition revised by R. C. Goin 1954 (reprinted 17 times) Fourth edition by Jennifer Sei 1978 (reprinted 10 times) Fifth edition 1988 Eleventh impression 2003, © Oxford University Press 1978, 1988 ‘No unauthorized photocopying All rights reserved. No part ofthis publication may be reproduced, stored ina retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any ‘means, without the prior permission in writing of Oxford University Press, or as expressly permitted by lav, or under terms agreed with the appropriate reprographics rights organization. Enquiries concerning. reproduction outside the scope ofthe above should be sent to the ELT. Rights Department, Oxford University Press, at the address above You must not circulate this book in any ather binding or cover and you ‘nwst impose chissame condition on any acquirer Any websites referred toin this publication ae in the public domain and their addresses are provided by Oxford University Press for information only. Oxford University Press disclaims any responsibility forthe content Photorypeset in 4/10/pt Ehrhardt by Tradespools Lid, Frome, Somerset Printed in China