|  | OALD 4 1989 | OALD 5 1995 | OALD 6 2000 | OALD 7 2005 | OALD 8 2010 | Oxford idioms 2001 | 
| to do/perform/stage a disap'pearing/'vanishing ACT | (+) do only | (+) do only | + | + | + | + | 
| a hard/tough ACT to 'follow | – | – | – | + | + | + | 
| to get one's 'ACT   together | – | + | + | + | + | + | 
(headword is set in capitals)
+ = idiom listed and principal stress indicated by '
(+) = idiom listed, but no stress marking
– = idiom not listed
Oxford Idioms Dictionary for Learners of English (2001).
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| credit: Oxford University Press | 
 Before I forget to mention it: OUP offers a small Idioms dictionary for learners of English (2001), which lists and explains idioms only. Principal stress is indicated.  There's a 2nd ed. of 2006, which, however, I have no access to. Included  in the book are a few "fun illustrations" as they are called. Here's  one for you to enjoy:
Before I forget to mention it: OUP offers a small Idioms dictionary for learners of English (2001), which lists and explains idioms only. Principal stress is indicated.  There's a 2nd ed. of 2006, which, however, I have no access to. Included  in the book are a few "fun illustrations" as they are called. Here's  one for you to enjoy:
 
 
Idioms are always interesting and amusing because of their symbolic meanings but some idioms are really tough to understand.
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