Best English Sayings Expressions - April 2024

Without Saying a Word: Master the Science of Body Language and Maximize Your Success

One wrong move can undercut your message. Believe it or not, our bodies speak louder than our words. Postures, gestures, and expressions convey reams of information—and often not what you’d expect. A smile, for example, is usually considered welcoming. But crook one corner of your mouth higher and you project superiority, subconsciously chasing other people away. Without Saying a Word explains how even the subtlest motions have meaning. Distilling decades of research, the book deciphers these unspoken signals: from facial expressions and fleeting micro expressions to positive and negative ... [Read More]

• ASIN: 081443973X
• ASIN: 081443973X
• ISBN: 081443973X
• Manufacturer: AMACOM

Phrases and Idioms

This quick-access book defines and explains 2,300 confusing American English phrases and idioms, making their meaning crystal clear. Completely indexed.

• ASIN: 0844203424
• ASIN: 0844203424
• ISBN: 0844203424
• Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill Education

What Every Body Is Saying: An Ex-FBI Agent's Guide to Speed-Reading People

Read this book and send your nonverbal intelligence soaring. Joe Navarro, a former FBI counterintelligence officer and a recognized expert on nonverbal behavior, explains how to "speed-read" people: decode sentiments and behaviors, avoid hidden pitfalls, and look for deceptive behaviors. You'll also learn how your body language can influence what your boss, family, friends, and strangers think of you. You will discover: The ancient survival instincts that drive body language Why the face is the least likely place to gauge a person's true feelings What thumbs, feet, and eyelids reveal about mo... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0061438294
• ASIN: 0061438294
• ISBN: 9780061438295
• Brand: Navarro, Joe/ Karlins, Marvin
• Manufacturer: William Morrow Paperbacks

2107 Curious Word Origins, Sayings and Expressions from White Elephants to a Song & Dance

Why do people "take 40 winks" and not 50...or 60, or 70? Did someone literally "let the cat out of the bag" at one point in time? Has anyone actually "gone on a wild goose chase"? Find out the answers to these questions and many more in this enormous collection, comprised of four bestselling titles: A Hog on Ice, Thereby Hangs a Tale, Heavens to Betsy! and Horsefeathers and Other Curious Words. Dr. Funk, editor-in-chief of the Funk & Wagnalls Standard Dictionary Series, reveals the sometimes surprising, often amusing, and always fascinating roots of more than 2,000 vernacular words and express... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0883658453
• ASIN: 0883658453
• ISBN: 0883658453
• Manufacturer: Galahad

Butter My Butt and Call Me a Biscuit: And Other Country Sayings, Say-So's, Hoots and Hollers

They're called colloquialisms, idioms, of just good old fashioned, home-grown country sayings steeped in humor and home-spun common sense. These parlances might not fit the modern hoity toity rhetoric you're used to seeing in print or hearing on TV, and that's exactly why they're more refreshing than an ice cube in July. In Butter My Butt and Call Me a Biscuit, Author Allan Zullo offers up more than 200 vernacular verses presented in themes, such as:* Admitting You're Wrong--The easiest way to eat crow is while it's still warm, 'cause the colder it gets the harder it is to swallow.* Congress--... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0740785672
• UPC: 050837265332
• ASIN: 0740785672
• ISBN: 0740785672
• Brand: Andrews McMeel Publishing
• Manufacturer: Andrews McMeel Publishing

Easy Spanish Phrase Book NEW EDITION: Over 700 Phrases for Everyday Use (Dover Language Guides Spanish)

Designed as a quick reference tool and an easy-to-use study guide, this inexpensive and up-to-date book offers fast, effective communications. The perfect companion for tourists and business travelers in Spain and Latin America, it features words, phrases, and sentences that cover everything from asking directions to making reservations to ordering dinner.Over 700 conveniently organized expressions include terms for modern telecommunications as well as phrases related to transportation, shopping, services, medical and emergency situations, and other common circumstances. A phonetic pronunciati... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0486499057
• UPC: 800759499052
• ASIN: 0486499057
• ISBN: 9780486499055
• Brand: Brand: Dover Publications
• Manufacturer: Dover Publications

BAE Best auntie ever: Notebook | Journal | Diary | 110 Lined pages

BAE Best auntie ever

• ASIN: 1078260834
• ASIN: 1078260834
• ISBN: 1078260834
• Manufacturer: Independently published

Best British Idioms - 250 Classic British English Idioms

Every language has its own complex system of idioms, metaphors and other bits of figurative language that perplex non-native speakers. However, no language has more idioms than British English. Idioms are words, phrases or expressions that cannot be taken literally. In other words, when used in everyday language, they have a meaning other than the basic one you would find in the dictionary. Best Of British Idioms explores 250 classic British English idioms, and where possible, provides a historically accurate explanation for their existence. These idioms are not only fun to learn, but will als... [Read More]

• ASIN: B00CUG1CLI
• ASIN: B00CUG1CLI

The Dictionary of Body Language: A Field Guide to Human Behavior

From the world’s #1 body language expert* comes the essential book for decoding human behavior“The ultimate body language reference. I’ll be both referring to and recommending this book on a daily basis for many years to come.” —Amy CuddyJoe Navarro has spent a lifetime observing others. For 25 years, as a Special Agent for the FBI, he conducted and supervised interrogations of spies and other dangerous criminals, honing his mastery of nonverbal communication. After retiring from the bureau, he has become a sought-after public speaker and consultant, and an internationally bestsellin... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0062846876
• ASIN: 0062846876
• ISBN: 0062846876
• Manufacturer: William Morrow Paperbacks

Facial Expressions: A Visual Reference for Artists

All artists are tired of persuading their nearest and dearest to look sad…look glad…look mad…madder…no, even madder…okay, hold it. For those artists (and their long-suffering friends), here is the best book ever. Facial Expressions includes more than 2,500 photographs of 50 faces—men and women of a variety of ages, shapes, sizes, and ethnicities—each demonstrating a wide range of emotions and shown from multiple angles. Who can use this book? Oh, only every artist on the planet, including art students, illustrators, fine artists, animators, storyboarders, and comic book artists. ... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0823016714
• ASIN: 0823016714
• ISBN: 0823016714
• Brand: Watson Guptill
• Manufacturer: Watson-Guptill

Scholastic Dictionary of Idioms

If you think idioms are a "tough nut to crack," pick up the revised SCHOLASTIC DICTIONARY OF IDIOMS. Fun new design and more than 700 common American phrases, sayings, and expressions.Cat got your tongue? Penny for your thoughts? Come again? Every day, idioms bring color to our speech. Since they don't really mean what they say, idioms can stump even the native English-speaker. Marvin Terban makes understanding idioms "as easy as pie" with the revised SCHOLASTIC DICTIONARY OF IDIOMS. Explanations for, and origins of, more than 700 everyday American idioms, complete with kid-friendly sample sen... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0439770831
• ASIN: 0439770831
• ISBN: 0439770831
• Brand: Terban, Marvin
• Manufacturer: Scholastic Reference

America's Popular Sayings: Over 1600 Expressions on Topics from Beauty to Money and Everything In Between

From the phrase "forget and forgive" in the speech of Shakespeare's King Lear to Hillary Clinton's use of "It takes a village to raise a child," this updated second edition of Titelman's acclaimed collection of sayings is entertaining and educational for a wide variety of readers. With an alphabetical format and extensive subject index for quick reference, America's Popular Sayings is comprehensive and easy to use. Unique for its focus on expressions found in America, this treasury contains detailed historical origins and more biblically inspired sayings than any other collection. Along with e... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0517223775
• ASIN: 0517223775
• ISBN: 0517223775
• Manufacturer: Gramercy

Gotti

• ASIN: B07GRCL8YK
• ASIN: B07GRCL8YK

Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!

• ASIN: 078681988X
• UPC: 852687849102
• ASIN: 078681988X
• ISBN: 9780786819881
• Brand: ConstructivePlaythings
• Manufacturer: Hyperion Books

101 American English Idioms w/Audio CD: Learn to speak Like an American Straight from the Horse's Mouth

This book makes American English phrases “duck soup.” 101 American English Idioms takes the mystery out of these common U.S. expressions and explains their meanings in context. On the audio CD, native speakers read each of the 101 idioms, so you can hear how American English sounds and practice what you have learned. What Americans really mean when they say . . . Drive someone up a wall--annoy someone greatly Raise a stink--protest strongly Pull someone's leg--fool someone All thumbs--clumsy Shoot the breeze--chat informally Feel like a million dollars--feel wonderful Duck soup--easy, eff... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0071487727
• ASIN: 0071487727
• ISBN: 0071487727
• Brand: Collis, Harry/ Risso, Mario (ILT)
• Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill Education

A Dictionary of English, French and German Idioms, Figurative Expressions and Proverbial Sayings, by A.M. De Sainte-Claire, Assisted by E. Pasquet and

A Dictionary of English, French and German Idioms, Figurative Expressions and Proverbial Sayings, by A.M. De Sainte-Claire, Assisted by E. Pasquet

• UPC: 264441807

M2954BDB WILDLIFE EXPRESSIONS ' 10 Assorted Birthday Greeting Cards Featuring Watercolored Animals with Birthday Sayings, with Envelopes by The Best Card Company

These 'M2954BDB WILDLIFE EXPRESSIONS ' Birthday note cards come in an assortment of 10 unique but related designs, and measure 4'' x 5 ¼''. All of our cards are printed in North America, using recycled

• UPC: 482641502
• Model: M2954BDB
• Color: White

A Dictionary of English, French and German Idioms, Figurative Expressions and Proverbial Sayings, by A.M. de Sainte-Claire, Assisted by E. Pasquet and O. H�lscher

A Dictionary Of English, French And

• UPC: 381742169

Wall Vinyl Decal #2 Together is the best place to be inspirational family love vinyl quote saying wall art lettering sign room decor

Vinyl Wall Art

• UPC: 731123222
• Model: Simple Expressions Arts
• Color: BlackMatte Black
• Size: 28" W x 7" H28\" W x 7\" H

Foreign Tales, Witty & Merry Sayings, Repartees, &C. from the Best Authors. in French and English. ... Recueil de Contes Etrangers, ...

Foreign Tales, Witty & Merry Sayings, Repartees, &C. from the Best Authors. in French and English. ... Recueil de Contes Etrangers,

• UPC: 181715633

Proverbs; Or, the Manual of Wisdom : Being an Alphabetical Arrangement of the Best English, Spanish, French, Italian, and Other Proverbs. to Which Are Subjoined the Wise Sayings, Precepts, Maxims, and Reflections of the Most Illustrious Ancients ...

Proverbs; Or, the Manual of Wisdom: Being an Alphabetical Arrangement of the Best English, Spanish, French, Italian, and Other Proverbs. to Which

• UPC: 117304707