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The person who someone loves most and is very proud of. >>> The *** of someone's eye.
 
apple 🍎
 
grape 🍇
 
strawberry 🍓
This is just the way things are; there's nothing that can be done about it. >>> That's the way the *** crumbles.
 
cookie
 
cake
 
pie
Too many people trying to do the same thing, leading to confusion or poor results. >>> Too many *** in the kitchen.
 
cooks
 
chefs
 
waiters
Like two peas in a pod
 
to be very similar to someone
 
to constantly argue with someone
 
to be very different from someone
Walk on eggshells
 
to be very careful not to offend someone
 
to step on food accidentally
 
to take small steps to achieve something
Couch potato
 
a person who watches a lot of TV and doesn't exercise
 
someone who loves potatoes
 
a person who sleeps on the sofa from time to time
Have a beef with someone
 
have a problem or argument with someone
 
share a meal with someone
 
have a peaceful relationship with someone
Salt of the earth
 
a very good, honest, and reliable person
 
someone who loves savoury food
 
a person who is difficult to trust
The icing on the cake
 
an extra good thing that makes a good situation even better
 
a dessert that is too sweet
 
something that ruins a good situation
Selling like hotcakes
 
selling very quickly and in large quantities
 
selling food in a bakery
 
selling something for a very high price
Cup of tea
 
something you like or enjoy
 
something you absolutely hate
 
a small task or job
Take the cake
 
to be the worst or best of its kind
 
to eat an entire cake
 
earn money for the family
Hard nut to crack
 
a difficult problem or person
 
something difficult to eat
 
something difficult to do
Go bananas
 
go crazy or become very excited
 
get really upset
 
cry a lot
Bring home the bacon
 
earn money for the family
 
win the lottery
 
spend a lot of money
Put all your eggs in one basket
 
to depend for your success on a single person or plan of act
 
to have a lot of things to do
 
to have many options
In a pickle
 
in trouble
 
relaxed
 
busy
Have a lot on your plate
 
have many problems or tasks
 
eat a lot
 
have absolutely nothing to do
Eat humble pie
 
admit you were wrong
 
lie to someone
 
go to bed hungry
Cool as a cucumber
 
very calm and relaxed
 
angry and nervous
 
cold and distant
Take it with a grain of salt
 
to accept something but have doubts
 
to refuse something completely
 
to accept to do something
Cry over spilled milk
 
to be upset about something that can’t be changed
 
to cry while drinking milk
 
to spill milk by accident
Butter someone up
 
to flatter or please someone to get something
 
to spread butter on bread
 
to cook with butter
Spill the beans
 
to tell a secret by accident
 
to plant beans in the garden
 
to drop food on the floor
Piece of cake
 
something that is very easy to do
 
something that is very difficult to do
 
something that makes you hungry
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