... and use of around 7,000 idioms in a clear and helpfulway. It is a truly international dictionary: it covers current British,American and Australian idioms. It includes:• traditional idioms ... groups of idioms whichall usethe samefigurative meaning of thekeyword. In such cases,a note explains thefigurative meaning and all the idioms whichfollow it have that meaning.Common idioms Idioms ... addition, there are theme panels showing idioms groupedaccording to their meaning or function. There are alsophotocopiable exercises at the back of the dictionary. This dictionary aims to help...