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Food Idioms
apple of her/his eye MEANING: someone or something that one likes a lot EXAMPLE: The little girl is the apple of her grandfather’s eye. bad egg MEANING: a bad person, bum EXAMPLE: That man is a bad egg so you should try and avoid him if you can. big cheese MEANING: an important person, a leader EXAMPLE: He is a big cheese in his company so you should be very nice to him. bread and butter MEANING: basic needs of life (food,shelter,clothing) EXAMPLE: The voters are worried about bread and butter issues like jobs and taxes. bring home the bacon MEANING: earn your family’s living EXAMPLE: Recently he has been working very hard trying to bring home the bacon. He has no time to do anything else. butter up MEANING: flatter someone to try to get their favor or friendship EXAMPLE: He spends most of his free time trying to butter up his boss so that he won’t have to work so hard. carrot and stick MEANING: He spends most of his free time trying to butter up his boss so that he won’t have to work so hard
EXAMPLE: The government took a carrot and stick approach to the people who were illegally protesting against the construction of the dam. cool as a cucumber [kju:k?mb?] MEANING: calm, not nervous or anxious EXAMPLE: He is always as cool as a cucumber and never worries about anything. couch potato MEANING: a very lazy person EXAMPLE: He is a real couch potato and just sits around watching TV and staying indoors all day. cream of the crop MEANING: best of a group, the top choice EXAMPLE: 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. cry over spilt milk MEANING: cry or complain about something that has already happened EXAMPLE: Don’t cry over spilt milk. The past is past and you can抰 do anything to change it. cup of tea MEANING: something one enjoys or does well EXAMPLE: Going to art galleries is not my cup of tea so I think that I will stay home
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