Baba PODCAST | An Idiom a Day Episode 136-Transcript & Idiom Notes Thursday, 21 June 2018 a mouth to feed MUSIC The United Arab Emirates celebrates Father’s Day on June 21. Father’s Day in the UAE coincides with midsummer, which this year is June 24. MUSIC Father’s Day is not a modern invention. Around 4000 years ago, in Babylon a son named Elmesu, carved a Father’s Day card out of clay. His special card wished his father good health and long life. MUSIC Hello and welcome to episode 136…of… An Idiom a Day I’m Gina Johnson and the idiom of the day …is… a mouth to feed QUOTE A father is someone you look up too, no matter how tall you grow. MUSIC a mouth to feed … someone, usually a child, you have responsibility for and provide food No pets. I can’t afford to provide food for another living thing. Here is the same sentence using the idiom… a mouth to feed No pets. I can’t afford another mouth to feed. Here are a few more sentences using the idiom … a mouth to feed My grandparents had six mouths to feed. To some parents, a new baby is just another hungry mouth to feed. After losing his job, the last thing the family needed was another mouth to feed. feed is used as a verb in the idiom …a mouth to feed feed means to give food to someone or something Do not feed the animals at the zoo. CAN I ASK YOU A QUESTION? How many children do you have or would like to have? 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 and the next idiom is… I’m not made of money Remember…Learn Something New Every Day IDIOM NOTES VOCABULARY feed | VERB to give food to someone or something Did you remember to feed the cat? ©Copyright, Native Tongue English, 2015-2018. All rights reserved.
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