Lord Churchill | Winston Churchill PODCAST | An Idiom a Day Episode 120 -Transcript & Idiom Notes Sunday, 27 May 2018 lord it over someone MUSIC It is a myth that royal icing got its name from Queen Victoria. Yes, Queen Victoria was the first to ever have pure white icing on her wedding cake, but professional bakers used the term royal icing in 1770. 70 years before Queen Victoria’s wedding in 1840. MUSIC Royal icing is a hard white icing, made from softly beaten egg whites. If eggs present a health risk meringue powder or ready-to-use pasteurized, refrigerated egg whites are used with similar results. MUSIC Hello and welcome to episode 120 …of… An Idiom a Day I’m Gina Johnson and the idiom of the day …is… lord it over someone QUOTE Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown. ~ William Shakespeare MUSIC lord it over someone … if someone lords it over you, they act in a way that shows that they think they are better than you, especially by giving orders…to behave as if you are better than someone else and have the right to tell them what to do I know you won. Don’t behave in a way that shows you think you are better than me. Here is the same sentence using the idiom… lord it over someone I know you won. Don’t lord it over me. Here are a few more sentences using the idiom … lord it over someone I hate to lord it over you, but I did beat you at chess…twice. Once she got her promotion, she lorded it over everyone in the office. He received the highest grade, and he enjoyed lording it over his classmates. CAN I ASK YOU A QUESTION? Have you accomplished more than your family or friends? 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 and idiom notes 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… the common touch Remember…Learn Something New Every Day For all my listeners on Anchor.FM, I want to hear your voice. Leave a voice message sharing your sentence using today’s idiom…. lord it over someone…On Fridays, I will post an episode called Now You’re Talking which will feature your voice messages. If you are not an Anchor.FM, join the fun and sign up for Anchor.FM. It’s a free app. With the anchor app, you can send me a voice message from your phone or your desktop. IDIOM NOTES USAGE to show disapproval VOCABULARY Lord | NOUN a title for British male officials of high rank Alfred, Lord Tennyson ©Copyright, Native Tongue English, 2015-2018. All rights reserved.
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