Canadian Idioms

1. Baking Idioms
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2. to sugar coat
to make something seem more positive or
pleasant than it really is
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I’ve always
appreciated how
our supervisor was
able to sugar coat
all the bad news
she had to deliver
when the company
was sold.

3. a piece of cake
Something easily accomplished
I don’t understand
people who say that
happiness is a piece of
cake. It does not come
that easy for me…
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4. a smart cookie
a clever person who makes good decisions or says smart
things
Of all my kids,
Lenny has always
been a smart
cookie.
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5. half-baked
(of an idea or philosophy) not fully thought through;
lacking a sound basis
Dan’s ideas were half-
baked sometimes and
nobody wanted to
hear them.
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6. you can’t have your cake and
eat it too
you can't enjoy both of two desirable but mutually exclusive
alternatives
Mom told me I can’t have my
cake and eat it too. She
meant I can’t play video
games and study for the test
at the same time.
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