This self-teaching guide to the colorful world of popular American slang and idioms offers reading exercises, writing drills, and examples of dialogue for nonnative speakers of American English. Expressions and terms are grouped into categories such as colors, body parts, food, clothing, and animals for easier understanding and use. Puzzles, true-and-false exercises, and word games illustrate how to use slang in a variety of situations, whether at work, on the phone, at a party, or on the...