Beat This Summer |Brad Paisley PODCAST | An Idiom a Day Episode 159-Transcript & Idiom Notes Wednesday, 25 July 2018 make a day of it MUSIC Flip-flops became popular in Australia, New Zealand, and the United States after soldiers returned from World War II with Japanese zōri. Zori are flat thonged Japanese sandals MUSIC Havianas is a Brazilian brand of flip-flop sandals created by Scotsman Robert Fraser in 1962. Inspired by Japanese zōri sandals, Fraser became the first to mass-produce flip-flops out of rubber. MUSIC Hello and welcome to episode 159…of… An Idiom a Day I’m Gina Johnson and the idiom of the day …is… make a day of it QUOTE Flip-flops make your toes feel like they are on vacation? MUSIC make a day of it … to spend a whole day, instead of only a few hours so that you can enjoy an activity more…to spend all day doing something fun Instead of going to the beach for a few hours let’s stay longer. Here is the same sentence using the idiom… make a day of it Instead of going to the beach for a few hours let’s make a day of it. Here are a few more sentences using the idiom … make a day of it After breakfast, we decided to go to the park and make a day of it. We drove to the mountains and made a day of it once we got there. When we got to the zoo, our children talked us into making a day of it. CAN I ASK YOU A QUESTION? How many days per year do you take for vacation? 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… someone’s place in the sun Remember…Learn Something New Every Day IDIOM NOTES ALTERNATIVE make a night of it After dinner, we decided to make a night of it and go to the movies. make a weekend of it Many of the couples that attended the wedding hired babysitters and made a weekend of it. ©Copyright, Native Tongue English, 2015-2018. All rights reserved.
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