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After boasting that his company could outperform the industry's best, he's been forced to recognise the truth. (pie)
...he's been forced to eat humble pie.
He made the news of an increase in prices easier to accept by raising wages slightly.(sweetened)
He sweetened the pill of an increase in prices by raising wages slightly.
They say that these days you should have various bank accounts instead of keeping all your savings in one place.(basket)
...instead of keeping all your egg in one basket.
Try not to talk too much at the meeting, you risk making a fool of yourself. (egg)
...you risk getting egg on your face.
I almost let the cat out of the bag about Zoe's surprise party this morning when i saw her. (spill)
I almost spilled the beans about Zoe's surprise party this morning.
Some of his stories are so wild that I never completely believe evrything he says.(salt)
I take everything he says with a pinch of salt.
Electric cars are certainly not selling very well. (cakes)
Electric cars are certainly not selling like hot cakes.
Jack's got more important things to do in New York than consider taking a job in the village. (fish)
Jack's got bigger fish to fry than...
The best part of the performance was when the lead singer did a solo. (cake)
The icing on the cake was when the lead singer did a solo.
She's feeling very stressed and overwhelmed at work with so many presentations and her iminent promotion. (plate)
She's got a lot on her plate...