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Food Idioms - Young Speakers

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  • What does it mean to "cry over spilt milk"?
    to make a mess
    To enjoy some milk
    to cry
    To complain about something that cannot be changed
  • When something is "as cheap as chips" it is
    very cheap
    a little pricey
    very expensive
  • To "bring home the bacon" means to...
    cook a meal
    go grocery shopping
    earn money to live
  • What does "have one's cake and eat it" mean?
    to enjoy cake
    to want more than what is possible or reasonable
    to eat too much
  • "Take it with a pinch of salt" means what?
    not take something too seriously / to doubt it a bit
    enjoy a meal
    believe what you heard
    add a little salt
  • To have "a finger in every pie" means to:
    enjoy different foods
    be involved in many activities (sometimes too many)
    be very organized
    eat a lot of pie
  • What does "bread and butter" refer to?
    the basic things needed to survive or a job that provides much needed money
  • If something is "a piece of cake" it is...
    very easy to do
  • What does "a lemon" mean?
    something that is defective or does not work well
  • To "bring home the bacon" means to...
    earn money to live
    cook a meal
    go grocery shopping