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)

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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)

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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)

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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

Idioms from A to Z with Example sentences (L)

labor of love

- something done for personal pleasure and not for money

The book that he wrote was a labor of love and he doesn`t expect to make any money from it.

lady killer

- a man who some women find very charming and attractive

The man in the movie was a lady killer who broke many women`s hearts before he left them.

lady`s man

- a man who is popular with women

He is a lady`s man who always seems to have a lot of women interested in him.

laid up

- be confined to bed or unfit for work

He has been laid up for a few days because of a cold

lame duck

- public official who has a short time left to serve in office and therefore has less power than before

He is a lame duck president so it is difficult for him to get things accomplished.

land on one`s feet

- come out of a bad situation successfully

He always manages to land on his feet no matter how difficult the situation is.

lap up

- eat or drink with the tongue

The dog lapped up the milk that his master had given him.

lap up

- take in eagerly

He lapped up the praise that his boss gave him for the recently completed project.

lash out

- try suddenly to hit someone

He suddenly lashed out and hit the man who was sitting beside him.

lash out

- attack someone with words

They were walking along the beach when she suddenly lashed out in anger at her boyfriend.

last but not least

- in the last place but not the least important

Last but not least he came up to the front of the class to receive his report card.

last straw

- the last insult or mistake that one can endure and which then causes some reaction

The fourth time he came late was the last straw and we finally fired him.

last word

Idioms from A to Z with Example sentences (j)

J

jack-of-all-trades

- a person who can do many things

We gave him a job because we needed a jack-of-all-trades around the factory to look after the many repairs.

jack up

- raise prices

The gas station jacked up their prices during the snow storm.

jam on the brakes

- quickly put the brakes on in a car to stop

He jammed on the brakes and was able to avoid hitting the child.

jam-packed

- crowded, full

The train that we took this morning was jam-packed with people.

jazz up

- brighten up, add more noise or movement or color

They really jazzed up the community center for the party tonight.

John Doe

- name used for an unknown person

Why do the application forms use "John Doe" as the name of the person who is applying for something?

John Henry (John Hancock)

- signature

Please sign your John Henry here and we will process your order right away.

Johnny-come-lately

- new-comer

He`s a Johnny-come-lately and doesn`t really know what he is talking about.

Johnny-on-the-spot

- be at the right place when needed, right on time

He`s always Johnny-on-the-spot. Just when we need him he arrives.

jump all over someone

- criticize, scold, blame

As soon as I began to talk about my plans for the summer he jumped all over me.

jump at

- take or accept quickly and gladly

He jumped at the chance to go to Europe on company business.