If you think idioms are a "tough nut to crack," pick up the revised
SCHOLASTIC DICTIONARY OF IDIOMS. Fun new design and more than 700 common
American phrases, sayings, and expressions.
Cat got your tongue? Penny for your thoughts? Come again? Every day,
idioms bring color to our speech. Since they don't really mean what they
say, idioms can stump even the native English-speaker. Marvin Terban
makes understanding idioms "as easy as pie" with the revised SCHOLASTIC
DICTIONARY OF IDIOMS. Explanations for, and origins of, more than 700
everyday American idioms, complete with kid-friendly sample sentences.
The entries are amusing as well as educational. Alphabetical listing and
cross-referencing index makes finding idioms a "piece of cake."