Idioms and phrases

The idiom dictionary is compiled from the Cambridge International Dictionary of Idioms and the
Cambridge Dictionary of American Idioms.
The Cambridge International Dictionary of Idioms explains over 7,000 idioms current in British, American
and Australian English, helping learners to understand them and use them with confidence. The
Cambridge Dictionary of American Idioms, based on the 200 million words of American English text in the
Cambridge International Corpus, unlocks the meaning of more than 5,000 idiomatic phrases used in
contemporary American English. Full-sentence examples show how idioms are really used.
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