SPRING IS IN THE HARE PODCAST | An Idiom a Day Episode 78-Transcript and Grammar Notes Saturday, 31 March 2018 leave no stone unturned MUSIC Americans spend 1.2 billion dollars on flowers during Easter. MUSIC Smith River, Calif. is called the Easter Lily capital of the world.The lily is a large, trumpet-shaped, fragrant white flower that symbolizes life, hope, and purity. About 95 percent of the world’s Easter lily bulbs grow along the California and Oregon border. Bulb production in the United States began after World War I when an American soldier brought a suitcase full of lily bulbs from Japan and distributed them to friends and neighbors along the southern Oregon coast.~Flower Power MUSIC Hello and welcome to episode 78…of… An Idiom a Day I’m Gina Johnson and the idiom of the day …is… leave no stone unturned QUOTE Leave no stone unturned. Explore the beauty of your life. ~Neil Gaiman MUSIC leave no stone unturned… if you say that you will leave no stone unturned, you are emphasizing that you will try everything possible to achieve what you want… to do everything you can in order to find something or to solve a problem She did everything possible to find her birth mother. Here is the same sentence using the idiom… leave no stone unturned She left no stone unturned searching for her birth mother. Here are a few more sentences using the idiom … leave no stone unturned We will leave no stone unturned to find out who stole your identity. During their investigation, the detectives left no stone unturned. Both sides agreed to leave no stone unturned in an effort to find peace. #CONVERSATION STARTER QUESTION What keys do you have on your keychain? 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… to die for Remember…Learn Something New Every Day ©Copyright, Native Tongue English, 2015-2018. All rights reserved.
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