Word Play Dictionary of Idioms Author:Lillie Pope, Pope. Lillie, Robert Mallor This dictionary presents more than 1,200 of the most frequently used idioms (and slang expressions) in the English language; most of them are not now defined in the standard dictionary. ** Each idiom is defined in English and in Spanish (the most common native language of immigrants in the United States). ** The definition is followed by o... more »ne or more examples of its usage in English. ** Space is provided for translation into the native language of the student, if it is other than Spanish, and for the student to write his/her own example of its usage. ** The dictionary is easy-to-read with simple vocabulary and sentence structure. ** Words or expressions are listed alphabetically according to key words and are cross-referenced.« less