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idioms with food words

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  • go bananas
    to become very excited or angry
  • apple of someone´s eye
    the one you love the most
  • have egg on your face
    you look stupid because of something that you have done
  • cream of the crop. (crème de la crème)
    the best
  • eat humble pie
    make a humble apology and accept humiliation.
  • as useful as a chocolate teapot
    useless
  • be nuts about
    be very keen about sth ot so
  • banana republic
    small countries that are dependent on a single crop or resource and governed badly by a corrupt elite.
  • hot potato
    a controversial issue or situation that is awkward or unpleasant to deal with.
  • food for thought
    something that warrants serious consideration.
  • bring home the bacon
    make a living
  • in a nutshell
    in the fewest possible words.
  • Forbidden fruit
    pleasure that can be had
  • big cheese
    Very important person in a place
  • as cool as a cucumber
    calm and relaxed.
  • couch potato
    a person who spends little or no time exercising and a great deal of time watching television.
  • low-hang·ing fruit
    a thing or person that can be won, obtained, or persuaded with little effort.
  • butter someone up
    praise someone a lot
  • Chew the fat
    small talk, or a long and informal conversation with someone.
  • all one´s eggs in one basket
    put all your efforts into one thing
  • bad egg
    bad person
  • chew the cud
    think or talk reflectively
  • come to fruition
    to become reality or to be completed as planned
  • carrot and stick
    reward and punishment to induce a desired behavior
  • like chalk and cheese
    completely different from each other: