A Dictionary of American Idioms
- ISBN-10
- 0812023498
- ISBN-13
- 9780812023497
- Category
- Americanisms
- Pages
- 392
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Adam Makkai, Maxine Tull Boatner, John Edward Gates
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