The most in-depth, comprehensive book of common idioms and phraseology availableFrom proverbial expressions (",the best things in life are free",) to idiomatic expressions (",the best of both worlds",) to the all-too-familiar clichs (",the best-case scenario",), idioms are not only embedded in our language, but they are also a colorful reflection of our American culture. McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Idioms embraces the fullest breadth of these idioms in one comprehensive reference that ...