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I don't want my little brother to hang around with the bad eggs on the street. I thought I was just going to interview the secretary, but they let me talk to the big cheese himself. Just explain the bread and butter of your report. You don't have to go into details. I thought I was afraid of flying, but I was cool as a cucumber all the way to England. The mirror is broken and we can't fix it. There's no need to cry over spilled milk. Opera is not exactly my cup of tea. Choosing a location for our new store is a hot potato right now. The kids were full of beans after the circus . Your daughte r is one smart cookie. She reads much higher than her grade level. Take Mandy's advice with a pinch of salt. she tends to exaggerate, sometimes embellishing stories so much that they're almost completely untrue. You're going to have to really use your noodle on this crossword puzzle. It's an extra difficult one. I'm not surprised they're getting divorced, they were always chalk and cheese! She's over fifty and should really stop wearing mini skirts if she doesn't want to look like mutton dressed as lamb. When it comes to compute rs he really knows his onions. He landed her in the soup, when he told the policeman she had been drinking. I was forced to eat crow and had to apologize for the mistake that I made about the restructur ing of our company. The commuters were packed in like sardines in the old bus. Sales last year are small beer compared to now – we're doing really well. Sam is very shy. If a girl starts talking to him, he will go as red as a beet. We'd arranged to be in France that weekend but it all went pear- shaped. Joe's blond and Rosie, his sister, is a carrot- top. He is the one who caused the problem for himself and is now being forced to stew in his own juice. She quit the job because of some small problems but she has jumped out of the frying pan and into the fire because now her problems are much worse. My Mum is a great cook and every time I see her cooking, it makes my mouth water. It was a piece of cake. I had everything done before lunch. Please don’t spill the beans about my plans, I don’t want anyone to find out. Nobody likes her because she is always trying to polish the apple with her teacher. We went to the meeting and they told us in a nutshel l what He is a very serious person and is a very hard nut to crack. He was so well-oiled yesterday that he couldn’t stand up! You'd be in a fine/prett y pickle if John weren't You can tell they're brothers at a glance - they're like two peas in a pod. The government took a carrot and stick approach to the people who were illegally protesting against the construction of the dam. She'll go bananas if she sees the room in this state. Baby Jane is the apple of her father’s eye! she has begun to hit the sauce since her husband lost his job. The company is well- known as a good place to work and is always able to hire the
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Page 1: Food Idioms

I don't want my little brother to hang

around with the bad eggs on

the street.

I thought I was just going to interview

the secretary, but they let

me talk to the big cheese

himself.

Just explain the bread and butter of your report. You don't have to go into details.

I thought I was afraid of flying, but I was cool as a cucumber all the way to England.

The mirror is broken and we

can't fix it. There's no

need to cry over spilled milk.

Opera is not exactlymy cup of tea. Choosing

a location for our

new store is a hot potato

right now.

The kids

werefull of beans

after the

circus.

Your daughter is one smart

cookie. She

reads much higher

than her grade level.Take Mandy's

advice with a pinch of salt. she tends to exaggerate, sometimes

embellishing stories so much that

they're almost completely

untrue.

You're going to have to really use

your noodle on this

crossword puzzle. It's an extra

difficult one.I'm not

surprised they're getting

divorced,

they were always

chalk and cheese!

She's over fifty and should really

stop wearing mini skirts if she doesn't want to look like mutton dressed as lamb.

When it comes

to computers he really knows

his onions.

He landed her in the soup, when he told the policeman she had been drinking.

I was forced to eat crow and had to apologize for the mistake that I made about the restructuring of our company.

The commuters were packed in like sardines in the old bus.

Sales last year are small beer compared to now – we're doing really well.

Sam is very shy. If a girl starts talking to him, he will go as red as a beet.

We'd arranged to be in France that weekend but it all went pear-shaped.

Joe's blond and Rosie, his sister, is a carrot-top.

He is the one who caused the problem for himself and is now being forced to stew in his own juice.

She quit the job because of some small problems but she has jumped out of the frying pan and into the fire because now her problems are much worse.

My Mum is a great cook and every time I see her cooking, it makes my mouth water.

It was a piece of cake. I had everything done before lunch.

Please don’t spill the beans about my plans, I don’t want anyone to find out.

Nobody likes her because she is always trying to polish the apple with her teacher.

We went to the

meeting and they told us

in a nutshell

what would

be happeni

ng to everyone next year.

He is a very serious person and is a very hard nut to crack.

He was so well-oiled yesterday that he couldn’t stand up!

You'd be in a

fine/pretty pickle if

John weren't

around to

When he says the stock market is sure to recover by the end of the year, that's clearly pie in the sky.

You can tell they're brothers at a glance - they're like two peas in a pod.

The government took a carrot and stick approach to the people who were illegally protesting against the construction of the dam.

She'll go bananas if she sees the room in this state.

Baby Jane is the apple of her father’s

eye!

she has begun to hit the

sauce since her

husband lost his

job.

The company is well-known as a good place to work and is always able to hire the cream of the crop of university graduates.

Page 2: Food Idioms

the apple of one’s eye-a person that is adored by someonebread and butter - necessities, the main thing

bad egg - a person who is often in troublebe full of beans - to have a lot of energy and enthusiasm

one smart cookie - a very intelligent personhot potato - a controversial or difficult subject

cry over spilled milk – get upset over something that has happened and cannot be changeduse your noodle – use your brain

pinch of salt – to not completely believe smthmutton dressed as a lamb – woman who is dressed in a style that is more suitable for a much younger woman

like chalk and cheese - completely different from each otherknow your onions - know a lot about a particular subject

land in the soup - be in serious troubleeat crow- admit one is mistaken or defeated, take back a mistaken statement

small fry / small beer = something or someone unimportantgo pear-shaped – go terribly wrong

go bananas - become very angryhit the sauce - consume alcoholic beverages in an uncontrollable manner

spill the beans - to tell people secret informationhard nut to crack – person or situation difficult to deal with

polish the apple - try to win favor through flatterycream of the crop - the best of all

carrot and stick - reward and punishment used as persuasive measuresin a nutshell – in a few words

pie in the sky - predictions or promises which are unlikely to be fulfilledin a fair/pretty pickle - in a mess; in a difficult or unpleasant situation

well-oiled - drunk


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