American English Idiomatic Expressions in 52 Weeks
An Easy Way to Understand English Expressions and Improve Speaking


Free American English Online Idiom Lessons




Arranging English idioms into easy-to-understand categories is an effective learning tool to assist the English language learner in acquiring an understanding of these distinctive American expressions.

A classification system places the large number of American idioms into logical and functional groups that is both manageable and productive for the English language learner. American English Idiomatic Expressions in 52 Weeks is an innovative book providing an easy to understand strategy for learning the collection of 3200 different English idioms commonly used in English speaking.

American English Idiomatic Expressions in 52 Weeks uses a helpful, week-by-week methodology in which to learn American idioms.

All Idiom Categories

Service category idioms: Referring to assistance or being helpful
at someone’s beck and call attend to someone bail someone or something out
be my guest best interests at heart do someone good
fall back on something or someone get behind (a person or idea) give me a lift
give one’s right arm give out give someone a hand
give someone one’s word give someone the benefit of the doubt give someone the green light
give someone their due give the devil his due go (someone) one better
go about go after go ahead
go for a spin go halves go to bat for
greasy spoon hand in hand out
hand-me-down hand-out hand-out
have (got) to have my ears lowered have one on me
heaven help us how about keep the home fires burning
knuckle under look out look to
piggyback pitch in play ball with someone
see to it serve one’s purpose set loose
shoot the works take in tide (someone) over
tied down treat someone turn to
under one’s wing wait on (someone) hand and foot wait table
wait up for wind up