This work covers the French idiomatic expressions used in everyday commerce, conversation, and writing in the French-speaking world. The book teaches the essentials of French idioms in 11 lessons. In addition to the lessons, it includes exercises and crossword puzzles. It also features a thesaurus of French idiomatic expressions and a glossary that contains English definitions of all the French words used in the book. Each lesson is broken down into five parts: dialogue; vocabulary; vocabulary practice; grammar; and exercises.