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Dictionary of Phrase Origins app for iPhone and iPad


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Reference Education
Developer: Thanh Nguyen
1.99 USD
Current version: 2.0, last update: 1 year ago
First release : 24 Oct 2016
App size: 85.28 Mb

This app provides a browsable, searchable version of The Dictionary of English Phrase Origin

The dictionary of phrase origin details the fascinating and little known stories behind thousands phrases, idioms and proverbs that we use every day.

Anyone interested in the English language will be fascinated by
the origin of phrases coined at sea like "know the ropes", or phrases found in Bible like "A drop in the bucket" or phrases coined by William Shakespeare like "Alls well that ends well"

▸ Dictionary:
- Easy navigation
- Bookmark a phrase
- Search a phrase
- Over 2000 phrases with meaning and origin

▸ Phrase Lists
- 37 lists
- Learn phrases in a list with flashcards

▸ User-defined list
- Create your custom list

▸ Phrases of the day
- Learn 10 phrases daily