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Introduces and explains action idioms and their origins with comical illustrations that lend a li...

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Now revised with up-to-date explanations of more than 700 everyday American idioms and their orig...

This collection of original riddles is unlike any other because the main words in each answer sou...

Help students become stronger writers with these fun packets on the important topics of capitaliz...

Thirty popular expressions such as 'straight from the horse's mouth' and 'white elephant' are amu...

An introduction to six common figures of speech -- metaphors, similes, onomatopoeia, personificat...

An abundant cache of ideas for using words and wordplay to create engaging riddles and jokes.

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