American English Idiomatic Expressions in 52 Weeks :
An Easy Way to Understand English Expressions and Improve Speaking


Free American English Online Idiom Lessons



Using a systematic, week-by-week methodology to learn English Idioms, a practical and simple way is presented for ESL learners wanting to improve their English speaking skills. This book is a practical and simple approach to helping English language students learn the meaning and use of American English idioms and thereby develop confidence in the real-world use of English.

Language experts suggest the use of idioms in English conversations contributes to a speaker's confidence in their overall communicative proficiency in spoken English. The book, American English Idiomatic Expressions in 52 Weeks: An Easy Way to Understand English Expressions and Improve Speaking is a helpful tool to learn idioms through the unique method of placing idioms into functional and direct categories.



All Idiom Categories

Error Idioms: Referring to something that differs from the correct or usual process
all wet at fault bet on the wrong horse
blind leading the blind break down bull in a china shop
butter fingers call off call on to the carpet
can of worms cancel out change horses in midstream
close call / shave cross (something) out feed someone a line
a lot of bunk make a mistake out of order
out of place out of the question pad the bill
palm off pass off put one’s foot in one’s mouth
screw up slip up song and dance
take back take for tenterhooks
throw away a chance or opportunity turn over white lie