Reading different types of books is a great way to improve your language skills. But do you know there are a number of idioms using the word 'book'? These book idioms have nothing to do with books ...

GO DOWN DEAD by Shane Stevens. 236 pages. Morrow. $4.95. At 16, Adam Clayton Henry is loaded with esoteric knowledge learned from life, not books. He knows the rituals and rules of gang fighting, ...

KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Many students cram for exams by "burning the candle at both ends." But that doesn't mean non-native English speakers aren't "thrown for a loop" when they hear that idiom or that their ...

RIVER RAT—Daniel Lundberq—Rey-nal & Hitchcock ($2.50). River Rat is the story of a high-school senior in Dedham, Mass., where U. S. 1 crosses the Charles River. A first novel, it is a notable success ...

If you've ever shot the breeze, had a heart-to-heart or bent somebody's ear — in fact, if you've ever talked at all — odds are you've used an idiom. These sometimes bizarre phrases are a staple of ...

English is perhaps the most difficult language to gain mastery of. For one thing, it is the most unphonetic language in the world. As for its usage, since its linguistic and structural variations are ...

‘This Book is Not About Dogs’ by Raphie Kaplinsky looks at 39 idioms – all using the word ‘dog’ and all with illustrations by Rupert Redway – to inform and entertain the reader. Raphie, 78, is a ...