Summer In The City | The Lovin’ Spoonful PODCAST | An Idiom a Day Episode 144-Transcript & Idiom Notes Tuesday, 3 July 2018 sweat buckets MUSIC A heat wave is a prolonged period of excessively hot weather, which may be accompanied by high humidity. A heat wave is dangerous for young children, the elderly and people with health problems. MUSIC Willis Carrier, an American engineer, invented the first electrical air conditioning unit in 1902. In 1915, he founded Carrier Corporation, a company specializing in the manufacture and distribution of HVAC-heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems. Willis Carrier made the world a little cooler. MUSIC Hello and welcome to episode 144…of… An Idiom a Day I’m Gina Johnson and the idiom of the day …is… sweat buckets QUOTE Summer afternoon-summer afternoon; to me those have been the most beautiful words in the English language. ~Henry James MUSIC sweat buckets … to perspire a lot…your skin becomes very damp You will perspire a lot in that heavy suit. Here is the same sentence using the idiom… sweat buckets You will sweat buckets in that heavy suit. Here are a few more sentences using the idiom … sweat buckets The player was sweating buckets after only playing 10 minutes in the game. She sat on the bus sweating buckets. The air conditioning was broken. Everyone riding in the old truck was sweating buckets. CAN I ASK YOU A QUESTION? When was the last time you broke a sweat? 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… in your birthday suit Remember…Learn Something New Every Day IDIOM NOTES USAGE informal | used in relaxed situations with family, friends, or people you know ALTERNATIVE sweat like a pig I am sweating like a pig in this coat. sweet heavily I am sweating heavily in this coat. sweat profusely I am sweating profusely in this coat. VOCABULARY sweat | NOUN a salty colorless liquid which comes through your skin when you are hot, afraid or ill I wiped the sweat off my face. ©Copyright, Native Tongue English, 2015-2018. All rights reserved.
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