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FOOD IDIOMS
Read and try to define
I thought I was just going to interview
the secretary, but they let me talk to
the big cheese himself.
= very important person
Please tell me the bread and butter of
your report. Don’t go into details.
= necessities, the main thing
He had the ball, but he dropped it! What
a butterfingers!
= somebody who often drops things
I thought I was afraid of flying, but I was
cool as a cucumber all the way to
England.
= very relaxed
We invited the cream of the crop to
entertain us at the Christmas party.
= the best
Opera isn't exactly my cup of tea.
= something you enjoy
(usually used negatively)
You're going to have to really use your
noodle on this crossword puzzle. It's very
difficult!
= use your brain
I'm nuts about classical music these
days.
= like a lot
Harry has been out to lunch ever since
he lost his job.
= crazy or mad
Your daughter is one smart cookie. She
reads much higher than her grade level.
= a very intelligent person
Rick wants to be rich but he doesn’t
want to work. He wants to have his cake
and eat it too.
= want more than your fair
share or need
Don’t worry! This test is piece of cake.
I finished it in twenty minutes.
= easy, simple
The half-price laptops were selling like
hot cakes.
= Selling very quickly
(object) That second-hand car I bought
was a real lemon. It broke down a week
after I bought it.
= to buy something
useless or defective
(person) Andy was acting
like such a lemon yesterday!
= to behave stupidly
Tim was sour-faced when he saw his
girlfriend talking to Dan.
= having a bad-tempered
or unpleasant expression
Fred will never ask Lucy for a date. He is
a chicken.
= a cowardly person
They couldn't get to sleep because they
were full of beans.
= to have lots of energy
He never phoned his mother. He was a
bad egg.
= а person who cannot
be trusted
She should get out more, she's turning
into a real couch potato.
= someone who just sits
on the couch watching TV
When Harry lost his job, he was really in
the soup.
= to be in serious trouble
John has gotten himself into a pickle.
He has two dates for the party.
= to be in a difficult situation and not
know what to do.
I'm looking for a job. I need to do
something to bring home the bacon.
= to earn money to live
We were packed into the bus like
sardines.
= To be crammed into
a tight space.
I think that man's behaviour is a bit
fishy. Shall we call the police?
= Suspicious
His knees turned to jelly when he saw
Jane.
= lose physical
strength because
one gets frightened
or nervous.
Anne hates public speaking – she always
goes as red as a beetroot!
= become
embarrassed.
Bob is not very good at his new job. I
suppose he just can't cut the
mustard!
= be good at
something

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Foodidioms 141014152018-conversion-gate01

  • 1. FOOD IDIOMS Read and try to define
  • 2. I thought I was just going to interview the secretary, but they let me talk to the big cheese himself. = very important person
  • 3. Please tell me the bread and butter of your report. Don’t go into details. = necessities, the main thing
  • 4. He had the ball, but he dropped it! What a butterfingers! = somebody who often drops things
  • 5. I thought I was afraid of flying, but I was cool as a cucumber all the way to England. = very relaxed
  • 6. We invited the cream of the crop to entertain us at the Christmas party. = the best
  • 7. Opera isn't exactly my cup of tea. = something you enjoy (usually used negatively)
  • 8. You're going to have to really use your noodle on this crossword puzzle. It's very difficult! = use your brain
  • 9. I'm nuts about classical music these days. = like a lot
  • 10. Harry has been out to lunch ever since he lost his job. = crazy or mad
  • 11. Your daughter is one smart cookie. She reads much higher than her grade level. = a very intelligent person
  • 12. Rick wants to be rich but he doesn’t want to work. He wants to have his cake and eat it too. = want more than your fair share or need
  • 13. Don’t worry! This test is piece of cake. I finished it in twenty minutes. = easy, simple
  • 14. The half-price laptops were selling like hot cakes. = Selling very quickly
  • 15. (object) That second-hand car I bought was a real lemon. It broke down a week after I bought it. = to buy something useless or defective (person) Andy was acting like such a lemon yesterday! = to behave stupidly
  • 16. Tim was sour-faced when he saw his girlfriend talking to Dan. = having a bad-tempered or unpleasant expression
  • 17. Fred will never ask Lucy for a date. He is a chicken. = a cowardly person
  • 18. They couldn't get to sleep because they were full of beans. = to have lots of energy
  • 19. He never phoned his mother. He was a bad egg. = а person who cannot be trusted
  • 20. She should get out more, she's turning into a real couch potato. = someone who just sits on the couch watching TV
  • 21. When Harry lost his job, he was really in the soup. = to be in serious trouble
  • 22. John has gotten himself into a pickle. He has two dates for the party. = to be in a difficult situation and not know what to do.
  • 23. I'm looking for a job. I need to do something to bring home the bacon. = to earn money to live
  • 24. We were packed into the bus like sardines. = To be crammed into a tight space.
  • 25. I think that man's behaviour is a bit fishy. Shall we call the police? = Suspicious
  • 26. His knees turned to jelly when he saw Jane. = lose physical strength because one gets frightened or nervous.
  • 27. Anne hates public speaking – she always goes as red as a beetroot! = become embarrassed.
  • 28. Bob is not very good at his new job. I suppose he just can't cut the mustard! = be good at something