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like chalk and cheese

opposites

to take something with a pinch of salt

to accept that a piece of information is probably exaggerated

big cheese

an important person

like two peas in a pod

very similar

the cream of the crop

the best

to bring home the bacon

to earn the income

a hard nut to crack

a difficult person to understand/a difficult problem to solve

gone pear-shaped

gone unexpectedly wrong

to go bananas/to go nuts

to lose control as a result of being extremely excited/annoyed

the icing on the cake /the cherry on top

something positive that happens in an already very good situation but sometimes something quite bad that happens in an already very bad situation

to spill the beans

to reveal (usually secret) information

food for thought

worth considering

a bad apple/egg

a bad influence/someone who brings trouble

to be handed something on a (silver) platter

to acquire something easily, usually without any effort on the receiver’s part

bread and butter

the necessities

not my cup of tea

not the type of thing I usually enjoy

doesn’t cut the mustard

doesn’t meet the required standard

in a nutshell

simply put

to butter someone up

to flatter someone in the hopes of receiving special treatment

to have a bun in the oven

to be pregnant

a couch potato

an idle person

selling like hot cakes

selling quickly and in large quantities

to egg someone on

to urge someone to do something foolish

to cry over spilt milk

to get upset over something that has already happened and cannot be changed

you can’t have your cake and eat it (too)

you can’t have something ‘both ways’/you can’t have the best of both worlds/you can’t have the two mutually exclusive things you desire at once

to eat humble pie

to apologise and accept humiliation

the apple of my eye

the person I adore

a piece of cake

easy

in a pickle

in trouble/mess