MAMA MIA PODCAST | An Idiom a Day Episode 103-Transcript & Idiom Notes Friday, 4 May 2018 Birds of a feather flock together. MUSIC On Mother’s Day Americans will spend $1.9 billion on flowers. Mother’s Day is the second most popular day to buy flowers. Christmas is the first. MUSIC Three years after her mother’s death, Ann Jarvis, the founder of Mother’s Day, held a memorial ceremony to honor her mother. The first observance of Mother’s Day in America was May 10, 1908. Jarvis sent 500 white carnations to all the mothers who attended the church service. omm is mother in Arabic MUSIC Hello and welcome to episode 103…of… An Idiom a Day I’m Gina Johnson and the idiom of the day …is… Birds of a feather flock together. QUOTE Life doesn’t come with a manual; it comes with a mother. MUSIC Birds of a feather flock together. … if you say birds of a feather flock together…this means people who have (a) similar character, background or the same interests will often choose to spend time together…people who are alike tend to do the same things…like likes like If your friends are smoking, then you are smoking. You and your friends have the same interests When I was a teenager, my mother used to tell me… If your friends are smoking, then you are smoking. Birds of a feather flock together. Here are a few more sentences using the idiom … Birds of a feather flock together. I am not surprised you met a few Trekkies in the group. After all, birds of a feather flock together. The athletes at the reunion were like birds of a feather flocking together. They sat at a table and talked sports all night. There are a large group of teenagers at the mall tonight- I guess, birds of a feather flock together. CAN I ASK YOU A QUESTION? Do you know what your mother’s childhood was like? An Idiom a Day is sponsored by Native Tongue English. NTE is an online resource for ESL students, teachers, and tutors who study, live and work abroad. For today’s podcast transcript, idiom notes, and links visit Native Tongue English. That’s www–dot–NAT–IVE–TON–GUE–dash– ENG–LISH– dot– com MUSIC If you like the podcast, leave a review or comment. If you love the podcast, tell a friend. Thank you for listening and the next idiom is… Look before you leap. Remember…Learn Something New Every Day IDIOM NOTES ALTERNATIVES birds of the feather flock together birds of a feather USAGE informal | used in relaxed situations with family, friends or people you know VOCABULARY flock | VERB to gather or move in a crowd The tourists flocked to the beach. flock | NOUN a large group of people There is a flock of tourists in the restaurant. ©Copyright, Native Tongue English, 2015-2018. All rights reserved.
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