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It's a piece of cake

Describing something as easy

A Hard nut to crack

They are difficult to understand (often a person) or can be a difficult problem

To go bananas

Go crazy, ¨he´s gone bananas!¨

A good egg

Describing someone as a good person

Cheap as chips

Describing something as very cheap (price)

Bun in the oven

Describing someone as pregnant

The big cheese

Referring to a boss or someone in charge

I have bigger fish to fry

I have more important things to do

A finger in every pie

They are involved in many activities and have a lot of influence or power. It usually has a negative meaning.

Handed on a silver platter

Receive without working for something, often money, social status or a job

To Sugarcoat news or information

Gloss over bad information

In a nutshell

To say something simply and in as fewest words as possible

Egg someone on

To encourage them to do something (often something that they shouldn’t do)

That`s not my cup of tea

Not something I like

You've bought a lemon

You've bought a bad product

To eat humble pie

To make an apology and accept humiliation

Sour Grapes

Say something bad because you didn't get what you wanted

Half-baked idea

Not thought through properly

Cream of the crop

The best

Spice things up

Make something more exciting

Gravy train

A job where you don’t have to do much but get paid a lot

Sell like hotcakes

When a product is very popualr, sells allot

Its my bread and butter

Describing the job or activity that provides you with the money you need to live

Pie in the sky

An empty promise or dream that will not happen, often fanciful thinking

To overcook (an idea)

to make somthing more complicated than it needs to be

A few sandwiches short of a picnic

Describing someone you think is stupid

Put all your eggs in one basket

To rely heavily on one thing or person

Don't cry over spilt milk

There's no point to being upset over something that has already happened and cannot be changed

Apple of my eye

The person who someone loves most and is very proud of

Take something with a pinch of salt

To not fully believe what you are being told

You cant have your cake and eat it too

To want more than someone can handle or deserves; to try to have two incompatible things: you can not eat the cake and still have it.