Here are 158 American English expressions and idioms. Many of these expressions are hard to understand for people who were not born in the United States. There are new, modern expressions that you won't find in the English grammar books, expressions that don't make sense when taken literally, and business and office jargon. People actually talk this way. Learning these expressions will help you understand what Americans are saying in real life, on the job and on television shows. This book contains American English expressions such as Bucket List, Butt dialing, Deal-breaker, Diddly, Game-changer, Get on the bandwagon, Hitting on, I'm like totally there, Jumped the shark, Kitchen sink, Man up, Meh, Pie hole, Poster child, Red State, Reverse 911, Senior moment, Staycation, There's no there there, Toast, 1040, 1099, 401(K), 529, At the end of the day, Bad optics, Big whoop, Blue state, Brain freeze, Brain surgery, Catch as catch can, Chapter 11, Cold is the new hot, Comeback Kid, Computer glitch, Don't just talk the talk, walk the walk, Done deal, Easy does it, Haul ass, Hump day, I wouldn't put it past him, I'm good, I'm like totally there, Jackshit, Jumped the shark, Just sayin', Luck out, Mind your business, My bad, On steroids, Out there, Pencil in, Run that by me again, Shoo-in, Simpatico, Skin in the game, Snowball in Hell, Sold a bill of goods, Sound bite, What goes around comes around, Wuss out and other common American expressions and idioms that the foreign-born may have difficulty understanding.

This book is written for English-speaking people who want to bring their French up to date. It is not for the very beginner. It's for people who know some French, and want to know and use more popular expressions, just like the French. Here are some of the 162 French expressions contained in this book: A l'arrache, A la bonne franquette, A la fortune du pot, A plat cul, A tout bout de champ, Accro, Accroc, Accrochage, Attacher lundi avec mardi, Au compte-gouttes, Ca m'etonnerait, Ca ne s'invente pas, Canicule, Ecoper d'une amende, En catimini, Etre de meche, Laissez-moi faire appel a vos lumieres, Faire des pompes, Faire la poule mouillee, Garde alternee, Inconditionnels, Incontournable, Informatique en nuage, Je constate, seulement, Je l'ai oublie chez ma tante, Je m'en doutais, Je mets mon grain de sel, La ceinture de Venus, La coqueluche du moment, Laissons le passe etre le passe, L'ane de Buridan, Le cul dans le beurre, Le pactole, Migraine du froid, Miroir aux alouettes, Niche fiscale, Paradis fiscal, Passer comme une lettre a la poste, Passer en coup de vent, Pepin d'ordinateur, Perdre la boule, Picoler en douce, Pierre Paul et Jacques, Rond comme une queue de pelle, Ratissage minutieux, Rentrer bredouille, Rester casanier, Retourner dans leurs tombes, Se becoter, Se creper le chignon, Se faire du mouron, Se faire sonner les cloches, Se retourner dans leurs tombes, Sortir de ses gonds, Tape-cul, Tourner du chapeau, Tuer le ver, Avoir une case en moins, Vivre aux crochets de quelqu'un, Etre a cran, Avoir la langue bien pendue, Je me casse, Avoir des absences, Etre gare en double file, Etre la tete de Turc, Donnant-donnant, Gagnant-gagnant, Le bras de fer, Perdant-perdant, Etre de mise, Tous les trente-six du mois, Damer le pion, Pis-aller, Tourner rond, Tourner en rond, Couper la poire en deux, Trie sur le volet, Deux poids et deux mesures, Vol a l'arrache, A l'arrache. Some of the expressions are pure slang, others are sayings or proverbs, but all are popular French expressions that French people use all the time. Read the book, and start using them when you speak French."

The REXX programming language includes built-in functions that simplify programming. REXX Functions let you manipulate data strings or do mathematics simply with a minimum of programming effort. This book explains 72 REXX functions that you can use in your REXX programs. This book is about TSO REXX functions. The examples are simple and clear and will show you how to use REXX functions in your programs. A function is a built-in feature of the REXX language. Functions are always available to you when you are writing your program. They provide an easy way to manipulate data strings or to perform arithmetic on numbers. Using functions simplifies programming and provides reliability, because the functions were created and tested by the software manufacturer (IBM.) The Index is not like most indexes that list only language features alphabetically. They are no help if you don't know the name of the language feature. This index shows the common English language name for a feature, for example, "Convert decimal number" points you to the REXX equivalent D2C. You don't have to know that D2C means "Convert decimal number to character" in order to use the index. As a bonus, I've included chapters on writing REXX macros, the precedence of operators, and TSO line-mode, or "ready mode" commands.

This book will teach you how to write programs in the REXX language on IBM mainframe computers. It is useful for technical, applications, and maintenance programmers working on new or legacy code written in the REXX language. It describes the REXX programming language for TSO, MVS, OS/390 and Z/OS. (IBM mainframe operating system environments). The book quickly gets you writing programs in REXX. It covers all REXX language elements, all REXX built-in functions, and the more important TSO-only functions. You will find URLs in the book linking to a set of practice problems on a public webpage, as well as additional information on setting up your TSO session to execute REXX programs. This book was written and published in 2012 by the author of "REXX in the TSO Environment." The REXX Language on TSO improves on "REXX in the TSO Environment" in every way: it clarifies important points; it is better organized, and gives better examples. REXX is a high-level scripting language created in the 1980's by IBM for the IBM mainframe operating systems CMS and MVS. It quickly gained popularity and expanded into other environments such as Netview, CICS, AIX, QMF, VSE and OS/2. REXX is often used for prototyping applications, front-ending operating system commands and TSO/ISPF panel applications. Its flexibility and clear straightforward syntax makes it a welcome replacement for IBM utility programs. REXX is generally not used for high-volume business applications because of its performance limitations with respect to compiled or assembled languages. REXX is able to read and write sequential files and/or PDS members. It contains all programming language features, including the ability to do calculations with decimal numbers to any precision. It is especially useful in manipulating character strings in free-column format.

This book contains 169 American idioms and expressions that are difficult to understand when taken literally. They have been translated into Russian. This book is for Russian speakers who want to understand American English expressions and idioms better. All expressions are explained in Russian, and translated into Russian by a Russian-speaking teacher of Russian, born in Russia. Here are some of the expressions explained in this book: 6 figure income, A couple a three, Aggro, Alive and kicking, All in all, All walks of life, Apples and oranges, At the end of the day, Back-to-back, Bad hair day, Bad optics, Ballpark figure, Bandwagon, Beam me up Scotty, Better off, Big deal, Big whoop, Bill of goods, Blow up in our faces, Blue state, Bone up, Brain freeze, Brush up, Bucket list, Bull session, Butt dialing, Butt out, Cakewalk, Catch as catch can, Chapter 11, Clueless, Cold is the new hot, Cold turkey, Come unhinged, Comeback kid, Computer glitch, Cookie-cutter, Co-pay, Could care less, Crickets, Deal-breaker, Diddly, Do you mind, Don't just talk the talk, Done deal, Drop a dime, Duck soup, Easy does it, Foodie, From the get-go, Fuhgeddaboutit, Game-changer, Gang-banger, Get on the bandwagon, Go Dutch, Got your back, Haul ass, High on the hog, Hit the ground running, Hitting on, Hump day, I bet you did, I could care less, I wouldn't put it past him, I'm good, I'm like totally there, Ice cream headache, Inhale food, It is what it is, Jack, John Hancock, Jumped the shark, Just sayin, Kick in, Kitchen sink, Leap tall buildings, Learning curve, Luck out, Man up, Meh, Mind your business, Mirror image, My bad, Never mind, Nitty-gritty, No big deal, No-brainer, Off the top of your head, On a roll, Out there, Outside the box, Over the hump, Pencil in, Pie hole, Piece of cake, Piping hot, Post mortem, Poster child, Rain cats and dogs, Rain date, Rank and file, Real deal, Red state, Reverse 911, Rummage sale, Run that by me again, Run-around, Running late, Schedule C, Sea change, Senior moment, Shoo-in, Simpatico, Sitting duck, Skin in the game, Snowball in Hell, Sold a bill of goods, Sound bite, Soup kitchen, Speed Zone, Staycation, Straight face, Stupid is as stupid does, Take it easy, Take the ball and run with it, The real deal, There there, There's no there there, Toast, Top of your head, Touch bases, Two cents, Two strikes already, Up to no good, Walk on water, Walk the talk, Walks of life, Water cooler, Weigh in, What goes around comes around, What side your bread is buttered on, Whistleblower, Wicked, Wuss out, Yada yada, You bet, You've got two strikes already, Zero, zip, zilch. The book is written in English and Russian.

L'anglais ou l'americain ? Ce sont deux langues differentes. Vous voulez mieux comprendre les americains. Vous n'avez pas besoin de comprendre les britanniques. Voici un livre d'idiotismes americains courants traduits en francais. Voici 145 expressions americaines courantes. Si vous voulez comprendre les americains quand ils parlent, vous devez comprendre ces expressions. Vous y trouverez reverse 911, bad optics, talk the talk, walk the walk, skin in the game, haul ass, get on the bandwagon, game-changer, diddly, jump the shark, no-brainer, toast, at the end of the day, begs the question, big whoop, bill of goods, blue state, brain freeze, bucket list, butt dialing, catch as catch can, cold is the new hot, deal-breaker, game-changer, hump day, i'm good, kitchen sink, meh, pencil in, red state, senior moment, shoo-in, simpatico, sound bite, staycation, there's no there there, what goes around comes around, wuss out. et d'autres expressions qu'on entend chaque jour aux Etats-Unis.