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Idiom Spot CPE Objective p.36 Food Idioms
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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.
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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.
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Electric cars are certainly not selling very well. (cakes)
Electric cars are certainly not selling like hot cakes.
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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.
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Try not to talk too much at the meeting, you risk making a fool of yourself. (egg)
...you risk getting egg on your face.
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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...
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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...
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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.
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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.
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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.
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