Question of the Day
If you could name a dangerous job in the world right now, what would it be?
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Episode 214-Transcript and Grammar Notes
1 June 2020
be on the front line
Background Conversation
Did you know …..
That only 1 out of 3 adults wash their hands after coughing and sneezing.
Infection control is in your hands. Wash your hands.
Hello. Hello. Hello.
Welcome to Episode 214 …of… An Idiom a Day
I’m Gina Johnson and the idiom of the day …is… be on the front line
The front line of this epidemic is you, the people in the community, tasked with the challenge of keeping each other safe.
be on the front line
if someone is on the front line, they play a very important role in defending or achieving something
it is an important position that is sometimes criticized or attacked
Do you know any essential workers who play an important role during the pandemic?
Here is the same sentence using the idiom… be on the front line
Do you know any essential workers on the front line during the pandemic?
Here are a few more sentences using the idiom … be on the front line
At times it is dangerous being on the front line standing up for your beliefs.
Researchers are on the front line of finding a cure.
Around the world healthcare workers are on the front-line saving lives.
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QUESTION
Question of the Day is…
If you could name a dangerous job in the world right now, what would it be?
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GRAMMAR NOTES
USAGE
countable noun – plural
front lines
ALTERNATIVES
front-line –always followed by a noun
a line or position that is in direct contact with an enemy often used with the military
front-line soldier
frontline
used to describe an employee who deals directly with the customer, or who is directly involved with making a product
To show its appreciation, the city applauds frontline workers every evening at 8.
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