Mother and Child Reunion | Paul Simon PODCAST | An Idiom a Day Episode 105-Transcript & Idiom Notes Monday, 7 May 2018 air your dirty laundry MUSIC Mother begins with the letter M in most languages around the world. MUSIC There is a 50 percent chance that a baby’s first word will either be mama or dada. From a phonetic standpoint, mama is easier to say. By opening and closing the mouth, infants can vocalize the m sound…mmm..mmm. The P and B sounds are vocalized the same way….ppp…ppp and bbb…bbb. Dada requires a complicated tongue gesture. The tongue has to be placed behind the teeth …ddd…ddd. The T and N sound requires the same tongue gesture …ttt…ttt and nnn…nnn~ out of the mouth of babes Mum is mother in the UK MUSIC Hello and welcome to episode 105…of… An Idiom a Day I’m Gina Johnson and the idiom of the day …is… air your dirty laundry QUOTE Ma-ma does everything for the baby, who responds by saying Da-da first .~ Mignon McLaughlin MUSIC air your dirty laundry … is to talk to other people about personal things… something embarrassing or bad about yourself that you should keep private… private information that causes shame and embarrassment when made public My mother told me to never, ever talk publicly about private information that may cause shame or embarrassment to my family. Here is the same sentence using the idiom… air your dirty laundry My mother told me to never, ever air my family’s dirty laundry in public. Here are a few more sentences using the idiom … air your dirty laundry Be careful what you put on Facebook. Don’t air your dirty laundry in public. I signed a non-disclosure agreement which prevents me from airing the company’s dirty laundry in public. The couple aired their dirty laundry during their divorce. CAN I ASK YOU A QUESTION? What is something your mother considered very important? 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… Share and share alike. Remember…Learn Something New Every Day IDIOM NOTES ALTERNATIVES air your dirty linen in public Don’t air your dirty linen in public. VOCABULARY linen | NOUN sheets and other things that are made of cloth that is used in the home ©Copyright, Native Tongue English, 2015-2018. All rights reserved.
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