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The
Oxford Advanced Learner’s
Dictionary
and
Oxford Thesaurus of
English
include idioms in addition
to their basic entries. For specifi c
information on searching for idioms in
the
Oxford Thesaurus of English
, please
see “Using the Thesaurus” on page 38.
From the Word Entry Screen
1. Press
.
The eBooks tab is displayed.
2. Press or to highlight
Oxford
Advanced Learner’s Dictionary, 7th
edition
and then press ENTER to
select it.
3. Press
.
The idiom entry screen is displayed.
Press
to return to the word
entry screen.
4. Type a word, for example
turn
and
then press ENTER.
The list of idioms that contain “turn”
is displayed. Press
to return
to the idiom search screen.
If an idiom is too long to fi t on the
screen, you will see on the right
side of the screen. Press to display
the entire idiom on the screen.
Press
ENTER
to remove the pop-up
window.
5. Press or to move the highlight
to the idiom you want to view and
then press ENTER to select it.
The entry is displayed that contains
the idiom you selected.
6. Use the navigation button to read
the entire defi nition.
Press
to hear the word
pronounced using British English.
Press
to hear the word
using American English.
7. Press CLEAR when done.
Finding Idioms
Finding Idioms
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