Episode 79 to die for

HAPPY EASTER

PODCAST | An Idiom a Day

Episode 79-Transcript and Idiom Notes

Sunday, 1 April 2018 

to die for

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TRIVIA

Buying a new outfit to wear on Easter brings good luck for the rest of the year. Americans spend 3 billion dollars on clothing during Easter.

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DID YOU KNOW…

For over 135 years the Easter parade in New York City has been an American cultural event on Easter Sunday. Individuals participating in the parade traditionally dress in new and fashionable outfits and elaborate Easter bonnets. New York City’s Easter Parade and Bonnet Festival takes place on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan on Easter Sunday. ~Beautiful faces need beautiful clothes.

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Hello and welcome to episode 79…of… An Idiom a Day

I’m Gina Johnson and the idiom of the day …is… to die for

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In your Easter bonnet, with all the frills upon it, you’ll be the grandest lady in the Easter parade. ~Irving Berlin

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to die for … if you say that something is to die for, you mean that you want it or like it very much…something that is extremely nice, attractive or desirable

The view from this Airbnb is desirable and I want to have it.

Here is the same sentence using the idiom… to die for

The view from this Airbnb is to die for.

Here are a few more sentences using the idiom … to die for

Your silver hair is to die for.

That dress she is wearing is to die for.

The food at this restaurant is to die for. Make a reservation.

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QUESTION

What do you see from your bedroom window?

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IDIOM NOTES

USAGE

informal | idioms used with family and friends in a relaxed situation

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