An English – Greek Dictionary of English Idioms

An English – Greek Dictionary of English Idioms

C.N. Grivas

978-960-701-222-4

Greek teachers and students of the English language alike need a reference work to consult whenever they face usage or interpretation problems caused by the variety and wealth of English idiomatic expressions and syntactical structures.
An English – Greek Dictionary of English Idioms by seasoned educator and writer C.N. Grivas comes to answer this need. Containing over 14.000 idioms in alphabetical order, all of them with illustrative examples in English usage plus Greek cultural equivalents, Mr. Grivas’ dictionary, is an indispensable tool. Its contents include idiomatic expressions, prepositional phrases, phrasal verbs and proverbs or traditional sayings that make English sound natural, colloquial, colourful and, above all, correct. I am impressed be the wealth, comprehensiveness, and completeness of this volume of 638 pages. For instance, the entry “to get” features over fifty categories of meaning and use, with several subdivisions each, whereas a comparable British dictionary by F.T. Wood and R. Hill offers forty-two minus the Greek equivalents, of course. Compiled, organized, and published to make the task of mastering English easier, this dictionary should enrich the libraries of all Greek students and English instructors at all levels.

Dr. M. Byron Raizis
Professor of English
University of Athens