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FOOD IDIOMS

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  • Cheap as chips
    Describing something as very cheap (price)
  • 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
  • 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.
  • To go bananas
    Go crazy, ¨he´s gone bananas!¨
  • Handed on a silver platter
    Receive without working for something, often money, social status or a job
  • Cream of the crop
    The best
  • It's a piece of cake
    Describing something as easy
  • A good egg
    Describing someone as a good person
  • Apple of my eye
    The person who someone loves most and is very proud of
  • To eat humble pie
    To make an apology and accept humiliation
  • 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.
  • Don't cry over spilt milk
    There's no point to being upset over something that has already happened and cannot be changed
  • A Hard nut to crack
    They are difficult to understand (often a person) or can be a difficult problem
  • In a nutshell
    To say something simply and in as fewest words as possible
  • You've bought a lemon
    You've bought a bad product
  • Gravy train
    A job where you don’t have to do much but get paid a lot
  • Sour Grapes
    Say something bad because you didn't get what you wanted
  • The big cheese
    Referring to a boss or someone in charge
  • To Sugarcoat news or information
    Gloss over bad information
  • That`s not my cup of tea
    Not something I like
  • Its my bread and butter
    Describing the job or activity that provides you with the money you need to live
  • Egg someone on
    To encourage them to do something (often something that they shouldn’t do)
  • Pie in the sky
    An empty promise or dream that will not happen, often fanciful thinking
  • Sell like hotcakes
    When a product is very popualr, sells allot
  • Take something with a pinch of salt
    To not fully believe what you are being told
  • Bun in the oven
    Describing someone as pregnant
  • Put all your eggs in one basket
    To rely heavily on one thing or person
  • Half-baked idea
    Not thought through properly
  • Spice things up
    Make something more exciting
  • I have bigger fish to fry
    I have more important things to do