10 idioms with food

idioms-with-food

 

10 idioms with food

 

Apple of someone’s eye

Meaning: someone or something that is adored by someone

Example: Zoe’s newborn daughter is the apple of her eye.

 

As busy as popcorn on a skillet

Meaning: very active

Example: John is as busy as popcorn on a skillet, he just can’t keep still.

 

As cool as a cucumber

Meaning: to be calm, relaxed, not stressed, anxious or nervous

Example: I was very nervous before the exam, but my best friend was as cool as a cucumber.

 

As easy as apple pie

Meaning: very easy

Example: Setting up the TV was as easy as apple pie.

 

Bad apple

Meaning: a bad person, someone with a bad influence

Example: John is the bad apple of his class.

 

Big cheese

Meaning: someone important, a leader in a group

Example: Who’s the big cheese in this company? I want to get a promotion.

 

Bring home the bacon

Meaning: to support your family financially, earn your family’s living

Example: In their family Tess brings home the bacon.

 

To butter someone up

Meaning: to praise or flatter someone in order to make them more willing or in hope of receiving a favor.

Example: He didn’t study so he tried buttering up the teacher to have a chance of passing the exam.

 

Couch potato

Meaning: someone who spends a lot of time sitting on a couch and watching TV

Example: I can’t get along with him, he’s a couch potato and I like to keep busy.

 

For peanuts

Meaning: for very little money

Example: She managed to buy a new dress for peanuts.

 

Follow us on Facebook and Twitter and don’t miss another article on CourseFinders.com

Find your perfect language school Search CourseFinders to find the course for you