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The apple of my eye
the person I adore
The cream of the crop
the best
The icing on the cake
something positive that happens in an already very good situation, but sometimes, something quite bad that happens in an already very bad situation.
To be handed something on a (silver) platter
to acquire something easily, usually without any effort on the receiver's part
To bring home the bacon
to earn the income
To butter someone up
to flatter someone in the hopes of receiving special treatment
To cry over spilt milk
to get upset over something that has already happened and cannot be changed
To eat humble pie
to apologise and accept humiliation
to egg someone on
to urge someone to do something foolish
To go bananas / go nuts
to lose control as a result of being extremely excited / annoyed
To have a bun in the oven
to be pregnant
To spill the beans
to reveal (usually secret) information
To take something with a pinch of salt
to accept that piece of information is probably exaggerated
You can't have your cake and eat it too
You can't have something both ways / you can't have the best of both worlds / you can't have the two mutually exclusive things you desire at once
