Proverbs are short, well-known, pithy sayings that offer advice or words of encouragement and are used in everyday English without much thought ever being given to their meanings, or indeed, usefulness. This book explores the truth behind our favourite proverbs, their history and whether they offer any genuine help to the recipient.

An excellent companion to the Little Oxford Dictionary of Quotations, the Little Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs consists of over 2,000 proverbs and sayings from around the English-speaking world. Phrases are organized by subject and draw on the very latest Oxford dictionaries research.

A guide that teaches you the Turkish which is spoken in everyday situations you're likely to encounter. It features a pronunciation guide, and helpful notes about Turkey's people, language, and culture. It includes the phrases that are arranged according to typical needs of travelers.

A phrasebook of Japanese that teaches the building blocks to build your own sentences. It features 1800 expressions for daily use, in English and Japanese. It covers topics that include basic greetings, self-introductions, talking about the weather, getting around, ordering at a restaurant, visiting a Japanese friend's home, and more.

Unravel the meaning, origin, and usage of over 6,000 phrases from book and film titles, idioms and cliches, to nicknames, slogans and quotations with this modern and entertaining guide to wonderful phrases by one of the world's best-known wordsmiths.

Aimed at students needing to understand a subject with a minimum of fuss, CliffsNotes cover a range of topics including classic and modern literature whilst providing supplemental assistance and further notes online.

This is a comprehensive grammatical documentation of Kham, a previously undescribed language from west-central Nepal.

Contains the novel's complete text and a glossary with coordinating numbered lines to assist in understanding unusual words and phrasing. This work also contains the commentary and resources of a standard Cliffs Notes for Literature .

This book is a comprehensive introduction to all aspects of the Scottish Gaelic language.

Part of CliffsComplete guides, this book features one of Shakespeare's beloved works, which is a play within a play. The play's complete text and a glossary appear side-by-side with coordinating numbered lines to help you understand unusual words and phrasing.

This study guide contains Shakespeare's original play, a glossary, and commentary in a 3-column format. To aid your learning, notes and definitions appear directly opposite the line in which they occur, and a review section follows the play.

Aimed at students needing to understand a subject with a minimum of fuss, Cliffs Notes cover a range of topics including classic and modern literature whilst providing supplemental assistance and further notes online.

Aimed at students needing to understand literature with a minimum of fuss. This guide provides detailed commentary supplementing the text of the play, and includes background information on William Shakespeare and his time, discussion questions, and review exercises.

Drawing on the collective wisdom of over 280 languages and containing illustrations, this book is intended for those interested in words, language or the world around them.

A complete revised update, in full colour, of the most successful general study of language ever published.

With more than 15,000 definitions, this book provides a guide to the use of slang today. It deals with drugs, sport and contemporary society, as well as favourite slang topics such as sex and bodily functions.