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Food Idioms

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  • The apple doesn't fall far from the tree
    Children resemble parents
    Apples grow underneath trees
  • Full of beans
    Full of literal beans
    Energetic and lively
  • Not worth a hill of beans
    Not tasty
    Not worth much
  • Cool as a cucumber
    Literally cool as a cucumber
    Very calm and composed
  • Go nuts
    Eat nuts
    Become crazy or excited
  • Too many cooks spoil the broth
    Having many people working on something can ruin it
    A soup gets too salty when too many cooks are involved
  • A piece of cake
    Something very easy
    A slice of cake
  • Butter someone up
    To flatter someone to gain favor
    To physically butter someone
  • Bite off more than you can chew
    To physically bite too much food at once
    To take on a task that is more difficult than you can handle
  • Spill the beans
    To reveal a secret
    To spill a pot of beans on the floor
  • Couch potato
    A potato on a couch
    A lazy person
  • Take with a grain of salt
    Add salt to food
    Be skeptical about something
  • The icing on the cake
    The frosting that goes on baked goods
    An extra good feature that makes something even better
  • Food for thought
    Something to think about
    Actual food to eat
  • Sour grapes
    Grapes that are sour to taste
    Pretending to despise something you can't have
  • That's the cherry on top
    An extra good feature that completes something
    A dessert topping
  • Eat humble pie
    Admit you were wrong or humbled
    Eat a pie made of humble ingredients
  • In a pickle
    In trouble
    In a brine jar
  • Bring home the bacon
    To earn money to support a family
    To cook bacon for everyone
  • Spice things up
    Add spices to food
    Make more exciting