Valentine’s Day Idiom Review | Top 20 Countdown Number 4 PODCAST | An Idiom a Day Episode 178-Transcript and Idiom Notes Tuesday, 21 August 2018 hold someone at arm’s length INTRODUCTION An Idiom a Day…Top 20 Countdown Number 4 Episode 35| hold someone at arm’s length From the theme …Valentine’s Day This episode originally aired on 7 February 2018 The most popular flower on Valentine’s Day is a single red rose surrounded by a baby’s breath. Instead of red roses, spring flowers known as snowdrops are a popular flower choice on Valentine’s Day in Denmark. Danish men send gækkebrev, which is a funny poem or rhyme written on intricately cut paper. The joke is there is no signature just a series of dots. If the women guess the identity of the sender, she will receive an Easter egg, usually made of candy, on Easter Sunday. MUSIC Hello and welcome to episode 35…of…An Idiom a Day I’m Gina Johnson and the idiom of the day…is…hold someone at arm’s length QUOTE I don’t think you can hold someone you truly love at arm’s length on purpose. They’ll always end up in your arms. MUSIC hold someone at arm’s length…is to not allow someone to become too friendly with you…to avoid being very close emotionally or physically with someone or something During the divorce, she avoided being close to her in-laws. Here is the same sentence using the idiom … hold someone at arm’s length During the divorce, she held her in-laws at arm’s length. Here are a few more sentences using the idiom… hold someone at arm’s length After the death of her child, she held her friends with children at arm’s length. To protect his privacy, the celebrity holds his fans at arm’s length. My son held his sister’s diaper at arm’s length while walking to the trash. an alternative to hold someone at arm’s length… is…keep someone or something at arm’s length The couple rarely speaks to each other. They keep ..each other at arm’s length. Her colleagues no longer trust her and are keeping her at arm’s length. QUESTION What would you do if you felt distance growing between you and a friend? 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. For today’s podcast transcript, idiom notes, and links 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… Number 3 on the Top 20 Countdown Remember…Learn Something New Every Day ©Copyright, Native Tongue English, 2015-2018. All rights reserved.
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