Worth Repeating Idiom Review | Top 20 Countdown Number 3 PODCAST | An Idiom a Day Episode 179-Transcript and Idiom Notes Wednesday, 22 August 2018 bumper-to-bumper INTRODUCTION An Idiom a Day…Top 20 Countdown Number 3 Episode 129| bumper–to–bumper From the theme …Worth Repeating This episode originally aired on 7 June 2018 MUSIC The term Groundhog Day is used by the military to describe an unpleasant repetitive situation MUSIC The 1993 comedy film Groundhog Day is about a weatherman trapped in a time loop, repeating the same day over and over again. In the original script, the time loop lasted for 10,000 years. According to Buddhist doctrine, it takes 10,000 years for the soul to evolve to the next level. MUSIC Hello and welcome to episode 129…of… An Idiom a Day I’m Gina Johnson and the idiom of the day …is… bumper–to–bumper QUOTE I fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once, but I fear the man who has practiced one kick 10,000 times. ~Bruce Lee MUSIC bumper to bumper … a long line of cars that are almost touching and are moving very slowly Traffic is moving very slowly this morning. Here is the same sentence using the idiom… bumper–to–bumper Traffic is bumper to bumper this morning. Here are a few more sentences using the idiom … bumper–to–bumper Cars bumper–to–bumper lined the exit to the stadium. The heavy rain created bumper–to–bumper traffic jams. During the summer you can expect bumper–to–bumper traffic at the beach. CAN I ASK YOU A QUESTION? Would you rather live in Los Angeles or New York City? 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… Number 2 on the Top 20 Countdown Remember…Learn Something New Every Day ©Copyright, Native Tongue English, 2015-2018. All rights reserved.
Episode 179 bumper to bumper (rebroadcast)
Listen to the Episode (03:45)
Leave a Reply