BEAT IT! PODCAST | An Idiom a Day Episode 67 -Transcript and Grammar Notes Sunday, 18 March 2018 a bag egg MUSIC Egg rolling, or an Easter egg roll is a traditional game played with eggs at Easter. Different nations have different versions of the game, usually played with hard-boiled, decorated eggs MUSIC The son of U.S. President James Madison told his mother Dolly Madison that the children of ancient Egypt rolled eggs outside the Pyramids. In 1814, Dolley Madison held an Easter egg roll for children in the Washington DC area. This year on Monday, April 2 over 30,000 people will attend the Easter egg roll on the White House South Lawn. – Humpty Dumpty had a great fall MUSIC Hello and welcome to episode 67…of… An Idiom a Day I’m Gina Johnson and the idiom of the day …is… a bad egg QUOTE Purposes, like eggs, unless they be hatched into action, will run into rottenness. ~Samuel Smiles MUSIC a bad egg … is someone who behaves in a dishonest way He has always behaved in a dishonest way. Here is the same sentence using the idiom… a bad egg He has always been a bad egg. Here are a few more sentences using the idiom … a bad egg There is always at least one bad egg in the group. We discovered too late that the man we voted for was a bad egg. Why are you such a bad egg? #CONVERSATION STARTER QUESTION Who is your family ashamed of? 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… be gentle as a lamb Remember…Learn Something New Every Day GRAMMAR NOTES USAGE informal old-fashioned OPPOSITE a good egg ©Copyright, Native Tongue English, 2015-2018. All rights reserved.
