Episode 163 on the rebound (rebroadcast)

Valentine 2018

Idiom Review | Top 20 Episodes

Number 19

PODCAST | An Idiom a Day

Episode 163-Transcript and Idiom Notes

Tuesday, 31 July 2018

on the rebound

INTRODUCTION

An Idiom a Day…Top 20 Episodes

Number 19

Episode 38 on the rebound

From the Valentine’s Day theme

This episode originally aired on 31 July 2018

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TRIVIA

Over 50 percent of all Valentine’s Day cards are purchased six days before the holiday.

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DID YOU KNOW…

The Oixi Festival is the Chinese Valentine’s Day. The festival, which usually falls in August is celebrated on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month on the Chinese calendar. This festival originated from a love story between a weaver maiden and a cow herder. It is a famous myth that dates back to over 2600 years ago. Women traditionally prayed to find good husbands or great sewing skills.

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Hello and welcome to episode 38 …of…An Idiom a Day

I’m Gina Johnson and the idiom of the day…is…on the rebound

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If you are going through hell, keep going. Winston Churchill

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on the rebound...means to be unhappy and confused because a close romantic relationship has recently finished…the person is sad and confused because a relationship has ended

He is unhappy because his romantic relationship recently ended and he is not ready for another relationship

Here is the same sentence using the idiom…on the rebound

He is on the rebound and not ready for another relationship.

Here are a few more sentences using the idiom…on the rebound

He got married while he was on the rebound from his divorce.

She was on the rebound when she met her second husband.

I don’t want to date anyone who is on the rebound.

The idiom on the rebound uses the word rebound as a noun

rebound means the act of balancing back after hitting something

a rebound in basketball is when you can catch the ball after a missed basket

He grabbed the rebound

You can catch a rebound in basketball.

rebound means to improve after a decline

Stock prices are on the rebound.

rebound also means to feel better after an illness

My husband and daughter are on the rebound after being sick last week.

#CONVERSATION STARTER

QUESTION

What is an important lesson you’ve learned from a breakup?

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