The Book: Idiomatic, Metaphoric, Obscure, Slang or Vulgar Expressions in English

In a nutshell, the work  Idiomatic, Metaphoric, Obscure, Slang or Vulgar Expressions in English:  The top, the bottom and a lot of the middle, is a series of books.  Each book is a comprehensive look of different aspects of the English language is presented.   This book presents expressions beginning with to be an (a) - to be a (b)  The following are a list of the different areas presented:

Common standard English words

          Idiomatic synonyms

          Slang synonyms

          Standard synonyms

French words and Expressions in English

Latin words and Expressions in English

Informal Idiomatic Expressions

Slang Expressions
          Vulgar Expression

Because inappropriate and vulgar words and expressions have been included, the is book should be downloaded only by persons eighteen years or older.  (200+ pages)


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 Frankly, Idiomatic, Metaphoric, Obscure, Slang or Vulgar Expressions in English:  The top, the bottom and a lot of the middle is not for everyone.  It was not written with the ESL or EFL learner in mind.  It was created for those professionals who use English as a means rather than as an end, such as advertisers, writers or composers.   Idiomatic, Metaphoric, Obscure, Slang or Vulgar Expressions in English:  The top, the bottom and a lot of the middle was written with the person who uses languages to construct an image or produce a particular feeling.  Used correctly, words can do what no photographs or drawings can.  It can help a listener or reader to see in their mind’s eye a reality that no camera or paint brush can capture.  Idiomatic, Metaphoric, Obscure, Slang or Vulgar Expressions in English:  The top, the bottom and a lot of the middle was compiled for those persons who need to have at their finger tips words which not only describe, distinguish, smooth, soothe and comfort but which also astound, astonish, amaze, disconcert, dazzle, electrify, floor or take one’s breath away.