20 books for learning / getting better at english

heres a list of the books included (pdf format unless otherwise noted):



2_Dictionary Cambridge English Grammar - Check Your Vocabulary for IELTS

Advanced_English_C_A_E_Grammar_Practice

American Accent Training

Basic_English_Usage_[Oxford]

Cambridge - English Vocabulary in Use - Elem

Cambridge - English Vocabulary in Use - Pre-int_Int

Cambridge - English Vocabulary in Use - Upp_Adv

English.Grammar_-_OUP_-_The_Oxford_Guide_To_English_Usage

Essential Grammar in Use Supplementary Exercises

Ins_and_Outs_of_Prepositions ----(chm)----

Jossey-Bass - English Brainstormers - Ready-to-Use Games and Activities that Make Language Skills Fun to Learn

L._Rozakis_--_English_Grammar_for_the_Utterly_Confused

Longman_English_Grammar_Practice_intermediate_Self_Study_Edition

New Grammar Practice pre-int with key

NTC's American Idioms Dictionary

phrasalverb ----(doc)----

SpeakEnglishLAA_1

The A-Z of Correct English Common Errors in English

wEBSTER Essential vocabulary

Word Formation In English 

Download Here Torrent 

Idioms from A to Z with Example sentences (P)

P...................................

pad the bill

- add false expense

He always pads the bill when he goes on a business trip.

pain in the neck (ass)

- an annoying thing or person, bothersome

Dealing with my neighbor is always a pain in the neck.

pant oneself into a corner

- get oneself into a bad situation that is difficult or impossible to get out of

He has painted himself into a corner now that he has begun to fight with his supervisor.

paint the town red

- go out and party and have a good time

We decided to go out and paint the town red after we all passed our exams.

palm off

- deceive someone by a trick or a lie, sell or give by tricking

He palmed off his old television set as one that was new and reliable.

pan out

- end or finish favorably, work out well

I hope that your plans to go back to school pan out well.

par for the course

- just what was expected, nothing unusual

That was par for the course. He always comes late when there is a lot of work to do.

part and parcel

- a necessary or important part, something necessary to a larger thing

The house that he bought was part and parcel of a much larger piece of land.

pass away

- die

His father passed away when he was about 96 years old.

pass muster

- pass a test or checkup, be good enough

I wrote some of the instructions of the computer manual and will send them to my partner to see if they pass muster.

pass off

- sell or give something by false claims, offer something as genuin 

The man passed off the diamond watch as a real one and received much more money than it was worth

pass off

- claim to be someone one is not, pretend to be someone else

He passed himself off as a reporter and was able to get into the concert

pass on

- give away something that you don`t use anymore

She always passes on her old clothes to her younger sister.

pass on

Idioms from A to Z with Example sentences (O)

O...........................

oddball

- a person who doesn`t act like everyone else

He is an oddball and nobody at his company likes to work with him.

odds and ends

- various items

We made games for the children from odds and ends from around the house.

of age

- old enough to be allowed to do something (vote,drink etc.)

When he came of age we had a big party for him to celebrate.

of age

- fully developed, mature

Fast transportation came of age when the first jets began to be used regularly.

of course

- as one would expect

Of course you can use my car if you want to.

off and on

- occasionally

He`s been seeing the woman off and on but I don`t think that their relationship is very serious.

off balance

- not prepared, unable to meet the unexpected

I was caught a little off balance when he asked me to deliver the speech instead of him.

off base

- inaccurate

He was really off base on his estimate of next year`s budget.

offbeat

- nonconventional, different from the usual

The movie was very offbeat which is just the kind of movie that I like.

off-center

- different from the usual pattern, not quite like most others, odd

Idioms from A to Z with Example sentences (n)

N..................................

nail down

- make certain, make sure

I am trying to nail down the exact time that he will be able to meet with us.

name is mud

- a person`s reputation becomes bad, one is in trouble

His name is mud now that he has been charged by the police with stealing money from his company.

name of the game

- the main part of a matter

The name of the game is for the salesmen to sell cars and not to worry about other things.

name someone after

- give someone another`s name

He was named after his mother`s grandfather.

narrow escape

- an escape with no chance of error

He had a narrow escape when he almost fell from his bicycle.

neck and neck

- equal or nearly equal in a race or contest

The two teams were neck and neck in the race to win the national championship.

neck of the woods

- an area or part of the country

He has never been down to my neck of the woods since he was a child.

needle in a haystack

- something that is very hard to find

Looking for the lost receipt among the thousands of other receipts is like looking for a needle in a haystack.

neither fish nor fowl

- something that does not belong to a definite group

I don`t know where we should put those books in the library. They are neither fish nor fowl.

neither here nor there

Idioms from A to Z with Example sentences (M)

M................................................. ...............................................

mad as a hornet

- very angry

He was mad as a hornet when I saw him at the meeting yesterday.

main drag

- the most important street in a town

We spent most of Saturday evening driving up and down the main drag of the town.

make a beeline for something

- hurry directly somewhere

When he enters the cafeteria he always makes a beeline for the dessert section.

make a bundle

- make a lot of money

My father made a bundle on the stock market in early 1998.

make a day of it

- do something all day

We decided to make a day of it and spend the day at the beach.

make a dent in

- make progress

We worked hard all day but we didn`t seem to make a dent in the amount of work left to do.

make a difference

- cause a change in a situation

It doesn`t make any difference whether he comes to the meeting or not.

make a go of