This document discusses several common English idioms that use food-related words. It provides explanations and examples for the idioms "apple of one's eye" meaning someone who is liked a lot, "bun in the oven" meaning pregnant, "bring home the bacon" meaning earning money, "cool as a cucumber" meaning very relaxed, "cup of tea" meaning something enjoyed, and "spill the beans" meaning sharing a secret. The document encourages learning idioms to sound like a native English speaker.

1. Food Idioms

2. He’s a tough
cookie.
She’s a
tough
cookie.

3. • Today you are going to learn some
that have food words.
• These are very common!
• The more idioms you know, the more
you will sound like a native speaker of
English!

4. _____________ of my eye
• Baby Jessica is the ____________of her father's eye.apple
When we say someone is the apple
of our eyes , we mean that we like
that person A LOT!

8. _____________ in the oven.
• Mary doesn’t drink alcohol. She has a
____________in the oven.bun
When we say someone has a bun in
the oven , we mean that they are
pregnant or going to have a baby!

12. bring home the _____________
• I’m a housewife. My husband brings
home the ___________.bacon
When we say someone brings
home the bacon , we mean that
they make money!

16. cool as a _____________
• I was scared to take my driving test, but I was cool
as a ________________ in the car.cucumber
When we say someone is cool as a
cucumber , we mean that they are
very relaxed and have no worries!

20. cup of _____________
• English grammar is not my cup of ___________.tea
When we say someone or something
is my cup of tea, we mean that we
enjoy it! Use with not to say you
don’t enjoy something.

23. is
isn’t

24. spill the _____________
• I’m in trouble because my sister spilled the
___________ to my mom about my new boyfriend.beans
When we say someone spilled the
beans , we mean that they told the
truth or shared a secret!

28. 1. apple of one's eye
2. bun in the oven
3. bring home the bacon
4. cool as a cucumber
5. cup of tea
6. spill the beans