An Apple a Day by Michela Tartaglia (.ePUB)
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An Apple a Day: 25 Surprisingly Universal Idioms & Their Origins by Michela Tartaglia
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Overview: A colorful, cross-cultural journey through the world’s most familiar idioms—and how they connect us.
Meet the boldly colorful and charming backstory of familiar colloquialisms from some of the most-spoken languages—compared and contrasted in English, Italian, Spanish, and French. This beautifully illustrated and engaging idioms and phrases book shows how different cultures express the same idea in surprisingly similar—or wildly different—ways.
Perfect for language learners, this book connects idioms to their equivalents in your native or target language. For ESL students or those learning English, Spanish, Italian, or French, seeing all four languages together makes idioms easier to remember, compare, and truly understand.
From timeless sayings like “don’t look a gift horse in the mouth” to lesser-known expressions with fascinating backstories, each idiom is explained with its cultural origin, meaning, and linguistic evolution. The result is a delightful blend of language learning, trivia, and world culture.
Perfect gift for language learners, world travelers, expats, teachers, and anyone who loves the quirky, witty nature of everyday expressions.
Genre: Non-Fiction > Educational
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