Download or read book The Penguin Dictionary of English Idioms written by Daphne M. Gulland and published by Penguin (Non-Classics). This book was released on 1986 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This dictionary of idioms is designed to stimulate understanding and familiarity by explaining their meanings and origins and giving examples of typical usage. The basis of the author's approach is the grouping of phrases around a limited number of key words from which idioms are derived.