GO GREEN PODCAST | An Idiom a Day Episode 66 -Transcript and Grammar Notes Saturday, 17 March 2018 the grass is always greener MUSIC Since 1962 the Chicago River, in Chicago Illinois, has been dyed green on March 17th in celebration of Saint Patrick’s Day. MUSIC Today, March 17, across the globe over 300+ iconic landmarks, stadiums, statues and museums will light up – Emerald Green, Kelly Green, Irish Green, and Shamrock Green. Since 2009, Tourism Ireland’s Global Greening initiative has promoted the island of Ireland as a holiday destination. The Sydney Opera House returns this year after a four-year absence. This year the fountains in London’s Trafalgar Square and San Mamés Stadium in Bilbao, Spain will go green for the first time. -Happy Saint Patrick’s Day. MUSIC Hello and welcome to episode 66…of… An Idiom a Day I’m Gina Johnson and the idiom of the day …is… the grass is always greener QUOTE The grass is always greener over the septic tank. – Erma Bombeck MUSIC the grass is always greener …is a phrase that means the things that you don’t have always seem more attractive… other people’s situations always look better than your own, but sometimes they really aren’t better He was happy in the city but he wanted to see if the country would make him happier. Here is the same sentence using the idiom… the grass is always greener He was happy in the city but he wanted to see if the grass was greener in the country. Here are a few more sentences using the idiom … the grass is always greener My boss divorced his wife and married his secretary because he thought the grass was greener. Now he is divorced again. We moved abroad to see if the grass was greener in another country. I thought the grass would be greener in another city, but I was wrong. The grass isn’t always greener on the other side of the fence. #CONVERSATION STARTER QUESTION Would you rather be very smart or very attractive? 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 and grammar 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… a bad egg. Easter is the theme for our next set of idioms. Remember…Learn Something New Every Day GRAMMAR NOTES ALTERNATIVES The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence. The grass is always greener on the other side. ©Copyright, Native Tongue English, 2015-2018. All rights reserved.
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