Valentine’s Day Idiom Review | Top 20 Countdown Number 1 PODCAST | An Idiom a Day Episode 181-Transcript and Idiom Notes Friday, 24 August 2018 a Dear John letter INTRODUCTION An Idiom a Day…Top 20 Countdown Number 1 Episode 31| a Dear John letter From the theme …Valentine’s Day This episode originally aired on 3 February 2018 French couples exchange beautiful love notes called cartes d’amities Paris is a popular destination for couples on Valentine’s Day. Couples used to attach a padlock on the Pont des Arts, also known as the “love lock bridge” and throw the key in the River Seine. The locks were removed in 2015 when a railing fell into the River Seine. Lovers still attach locks to other bridges around Paris. Hello and welcome to episode 31…of …An Idiom a Day I’m Gina Johnson and the Idiom of the Day …is…a Dear John letter QUOTE
a Dear John letter…is a letter, email, text message sent to a man to end a romantic relationship, engagement, or marriage His wife wrote home a letter to tend their marriage. Here is the same sentence using the idiom… a Dear John letter His wife wrote him a Dear John letter. Here are a few more sentences using the idiom … a Dear John letter While packing her husband’s suitcase she placed a Dear John letter next to his tie. He found her engagement ring and a Dear John letter on the kitchen counter. The police found a Dear John letter next to the body. a Dear Jane letter… is a letter, email, text message sent to a woman to end a romantic relationship, engagement, or marriage He broke his wife’s heart with a Dear Jane letter. LET’S START A CONVERSATION QUESTION How would you break off a relationship when you lost interest? 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. Back to School is the theme for our next set of idioms Thank you for listening and the next idiom is… an educated guess Remember…Learn Something New Every Day ©Copyright, Native Tongue English, 2015-2018. All rights reserved.
Episode 181 a Dear John letter (rebroadcast)
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