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From Mobile Systems :Does your English cut the mustard, or do you find that it's wide off the mark?Containing more than 5,000 entries, this dictionary covers metaphorical phrases, similes, familiar sayings, and proverbs, providing illustrative quotations from sources as varied as the Bible, the Spectator, and Agatha Christie. It explains meanings and provides historical information for well-known idioms such as cost an arm and a leg, knoks spots off, once in a blue moon, the tip of the iceberg, and many more. Full of fascinating facts, this dictionary is ideal for anyone with interest in the origins of the colloquial, quirky byways of the English language. Idioms are arranged alphabetically by key word for easy reference. Sayings in British English are supplemented by American English and other expressions.Article structureThe invariable components of the entry structure are the idiom itself with capitalized keyword and any common variants given in brackets, followed by the definition. In addition there may be a label or labels indicating register and/or geographical area, a sentence or short paragraph covering etymological, historical and usage points of interest, and an illustrative quotation. The marking of a quotation with an asterisk indicates it is the earliest example of the use of this idiom yet traced. MSDict Viewer FeaturesThe Oxford Dictionary of Idioms is utilized by MSDict Viewer - an innovative dictionary reader specially designed to combine high data compression for memory restricted devices with a fast search algorithm, and user-friendly interface with amazing speed. The viewer supports multiple dictionaries installed at a time.Transcriptions facilitating pronunciation Hyperlinks between different related articles Text font remapping (dynamic changing of font sizes) Support for dictionaries installed on memory cardsSingle-tap search, starting on first letter Wildcard filtration feature(the use of "*" replaces arbitrary number of symbols within words)Button allowing quick erase of the query field Version 2 Out Now!Wirelessly retrieve dictionary words and save valuable memory.Previous owners of MSDict can upgrade for $9.95 only. Contact our support team.Compatible DevicesSony Ericsson P910Sony Ericsson P800 / P802Sony Ericsson P900 / P908BenQ P31BenQ P30Motorola A1000 CommunicatorMotorola A925 CommunicatorMotorola A920 CommunicatorArima ASP805Updates2.00 (09/20/05) - New wireless version which allows you to save valuable space on the PDA by retrieving dictionary words from a remote server though Internet connection 2.11 (10/20/05) - Bug fixing2.30 (02/21/06) - Optimized to support the new PONS bilingual dictionaries 2.50 (05/17/06) - Optimized to support the new Oxford Bible, Oxford Thesaurus and Concise Italian and Oxford Portuguese dictionaries2.70 (07/24/06) - Optimized to support the new Cambridge Dictionary of American English
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