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Idioms and Slang Dictionary app for iPhone and iPad


4.2 ( 7872 ratings )
Reference Education
Developer: Farlex, Inc.
Free
Current version: 5.0, last update: 3 months ago
First release : 01 Nov 2015
App size: 95.41 Mb

Idioms and Slang Dictionary by Farlex gives you definitions and examples from top sources like McGraw-Hill and Houghton Mifflin for more than 61,000 terms, including:
Idioms
Slang terms
Verbal phrases
Abbreviations
Proverbs
Clichés
Regionalisms
Colloquialisms
Expressions
Sayings
and more!

Get clear, in-depth definitions of tens of thousands of idioms used in the US and throughout English-speaking world. You say them every day, but do you know where they come from? Get the history behind the phrase.

FEATURES

* Search by keyword or full phrase and always find what youre looking for.

* View multiple example sentences to see how an idiom is used in everyday speech.

* Get the history behind the phrase. Find out when and where an idiom originated.

* Use native voice search to look up a word or phrase just by saying it. (With supported devices)

* Play 13,000+ audio pronunciations of keywords for both American and British speakers in online mode.

* Learning English? To sound like a native speaker, you need to know idioms! Master conversational English with this free resource.

* Add unlimited bookmarks and build your vocabulary.

* View your recent searches.

* See search suggestions as you type.

* Perform advanced searches, including "Starts with," "Ends with," "Contains," and "Wildcard."

* Share your favorite phrases via social networks, email, and text. (With supported devices)

* This is NOT a preview or a trial version, and there is no "locked" content. Open the app and immediately access all content, no subscriptions required!

* User-friendly, comprehensive, and authoritative: the perfect free Idioms and Slang Dictionary for new English speakers or anyone curious about the English language!

Heres a sneak-peak of what youll find inside:

let the cat out of the bag
Give away a secret, as in "Mom let the cat out of the bag and told us Karen was engaged." This expression alludes to the dishonest practice of a merchant substituting a worthless cat for a valuable pig, which is discovered only when the buyer gets home and opens the bag. [Mid-1700s]

silver lining
An element of hope or a redeeming quality in an otherwise bad situation, as in "The rally had a disappointing turnout, but the silver lining was that those who came pledged a great deal of money." This metaphoric term is a shortening of "Every cloud has a silver lining," in turn derived from John Miltons Comus (1634): "A sable cloud turns forth its silver lining on the night."

a picture is worth a thousand words
A graphic illustration conveys a stronger message than words, as in "The book jacket is a big selling point—one picture is worth a thousand words." This saying was invented by an advertising executive, Fred R. Barnard. To promote his agencys ads he took out an ad in Printers Ink in 1921 with the headline "One Look Is Worth a Thousand Words" and attributed it to an ancient Japanese philosopher. Six years later he changed it to "Chinese Proverb: One Picture Is Worth Ten Thousand Words," illustrated with some Chinese characters. The attribution in both was invented; Barnard simply believed an Asian origin would give it more credibility.

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Pros and cons of Idioms and Slang Dictionary app for iPhone and iPad

Idioms and Slang Dictionary app good for

Love it absolutely. Must-have application in order to become a intelligent native speakers
This is a great app for curious logophiles with an English mother tongue, especially those who seek to defy our generations norm of grammatical ignorance and whimsicality as it relates to whipping up new, far-fetched terms and phrases on a very regular basis...Yikes. The app is equally as recommended for those learning English as a second language. There are many idioms on the obscure end of the spectrum to be found in the bank, just as there are many necessary ones to be familiar with; they are all still interesting to peruse. I try to study and really make it a goal to learn one or two new idioms per day. By glancing at a certain idiom (or two) throughout the day, it is more likely to entrench itself in the long-term memory. Also, making it a more leisure, extracurricular activity makes the learning more effective and less likely to be procrastinated. Enjoy the app!

Some bad moments

Would be great if I can browse through and learn while I dont know what to search. E.g. Categorize and list some commonly used idioms and slangs.
It has proven itself to be a pretty good app so far. The one thing I would suggest they add is the ability to clear previous searches so the search list does not get overly congested.

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