Have you ever been writing and desperately needed another idea for a two-word or longer phrase?Have you consulted your thesaurus and found nothing that matched?If so, this clever thesaurus of phrases is for you.Some of the thesaurus phrases are fairly technical or formal; for example, Einstein's Theory of Relativity can also be described as the "principle of equivalence" and Darwin's natural selection can be called the "law of the jungle."However, most of the phrases are more colloquial in nature; for example, look up "down-and-out" and you'll find clever substitutes, such as "in the poorhouse" and "on the skids."In addition, a short "phrase maker" section is included at the end of the thesaurus, which provides words that can be paired together.For example, look up "information" and the phrase maker suggests "confidential" or "classified" as modifiers.
This thesaurus is likely to be useful for most any writer, whether your writing is creative or more technical.The only debit is that phrases are not cross-listed, so "in the poorhouse" is not an entry; one has to divine the correct listing for the book to be useful.This problem, however, is a minor inconvenience compared to the likely use writers of all sorts will derive.Highly recommended.
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