A Warm Summer Night |Chic PODCAST | An Idiom a Day Episode 146-Transcript & Idiom Notes Thursday, 5 July 2018 go up in flames MUSIC Mosquitos are most prevalent during summer months. Mosquitos have been on earth for more than 30 million years. MUSIC DID YOU KNOW… The word mosquito is Spanish and Portuguese for little fly. MUSIC Hello and welcome to episode 146…of… An Idiom a Day I’m Gina Johnson and the idiom of the day …is… go up in flames QUOTE If you’re not barefoot, then you are overdressed. MUSIC go up in flames … means …to fail…. something that suddenly comes to an end I watched my business fail during the recession. Here is the same sentence using the idiom… go up in flames I watched my business go up in flames during the recession. Here are a few more sentences using the idiom … go up in flames My project went up in flames when my boss quit. We want to protect our investments from going up in flames. Our vacation plans will go up in flames if I can’t find an Airbnb. CAN I ASK YOU A QUESTION? What is the longest project you’ve ever worked on? 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… keep your cool Remember…Learn Something New Every Day IDIOM NOTES ALTERNATIVE go up in smoke Our budget went up in smoke. ©Copyright, Native Tongue English, 2015-2018. All rights reserved.
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