Spill the beans
To reveal a secret
To spill a pot of beans on the floor
Bring home the bacon
To cook bacon for everyone
To earn money to support a family
Too many cooks spoil the broth
A soup gets too salty when too many cooks are involved
Having many people working on something can ruin it
The icing on the cake
The frosting that goes on baked goods
An extra good feature that makes something even better
Bite off more than you can chew
To physically bite too much food at once
To take on a task that is more difficult than you can handle
A piece of cake
A slice of cake
Something very easy
Butter someone up
To flatter someone to gain favor
To physically butter someone
The apple doesn't fall far from the tree
Apples grow underneath trees
Children resemble parents
That's the cherry on top
An extra good feature that completes something
A dessert topping
Not worth a hill of beans
Not worth much
Not tasty
Full of beans
Full of literal beans
Energetic and lively
In a pickle
In trouble
In a brine jar
Cool as a cucumber
Very calm and composed
Literally cool as a cucumber
Take with a grain of salt
Be skeptical about something
Add salt to food
Go nuts
Eat nuts
Become crazy or excited
Couch potato
A lazy person
A potato on a couch
