PODCAST | An Idiom a Day Episode 122 -Transcript & Idiom Notes Tuesday, 29 May 2018 a knight in shining armor MUSIC Hats are the protocol for any royal wedding. Women were not allowed to show their hair in public until the 1950s. MUSIC A fascinator is a small headpiece, often made of beads, ribbons, and feathers. In the 1990s fascinators became popular at weddings. Fascinators are generally worn on the right side of the head and they are great at maintaining a hairstyle. MUSIC Hello and welcome to episode 122… of… An Idiom a Day I’m Gina Johnson and the idiom of the day …is… a knight in shining armor QUOTE As I learned from growing up, you don’t mess with your grandmother. ~ Prince William MUSIC a knight in shining armor … if you refer to someone or something as a knight in shining armor, they help you in a difficult situation…they come to your rescue My car wouldn’t start, and someone stopped to help me. Here is the same sentence using the idiom… a knight in shining armor My car wouldn’t start, and a knight in shining armor stopped to help me. Here are a few more sentences using the idiom … a knight in shining armor A knight in shining armor stopped traffic when the child wandered into the street. The bank proved to be a knight in shining armor when they saved our company from bankruptcy. The volunteers were our knights in shining armor. They worked around the clock cleaning up after the flood. CAN I ASK YOU A QUESTION? Have you or your family been affected by a natural disaster? 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. To read today ’s podcast transcript 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. In celebration of Repeat Day on June 3…. the theme for our next set of idioms …..Worth Repeating… idioms that repeat themselves. …There, there is the next idiom. Remember…Learn Something New Every Day For all my listeners on Anchor dot FM, I want to hear your voice. Leave a voice message sharing your sentence using today’s idiom …a knight in shining armor…On Fridays, I will post an episode called Now You’re Talking which will feature your voice messages. If you are not on Anchor dot FM. Join the fun and sign up for Anchor dot 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 ALTERNATIVES knight in shining armor a man who is the perfect romantic partner I am still waiting for my knight in shining armor. USAGE VOCABULARY homophones knight night SPELLING armor – American spelling armour ©Copyright, Native Tongue English, 2015-2018. All rights reserved.
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