Food metaphor idioms

Question 1

Rotten apple

Answer 1

Someone who spoils everyone around him (f.e. a student who behaves so badly that the whole class starts imitating him)

Question 2

Sweet tooth

Answer 2

Someone who loves sweet taste

Question 3

Food for thought/sth to digest

Answer 3

An idea you have to process. Usually means you don`t have to answer immediately.

Question 4

Big cheese

Answer 4

Someone who tries to seem very important

Question 5

Tough cookie

Answer 5

Someone who is not easy to give up

Question 6

Couch potato

Answer 6

A lazy person who prefers being indoors

Question 7

Pickle

Answer 7

An unpleasant problem which requires thinking to solve

Question 8

Apples and oranges

Answer 8

Absolutely different things which cannot be compaired

Question 9

Bite off more than one can chew

Answer 9

Be overambitious, start sth one cannot finish

Question 10

Taste one`s own medicine

Answer 10

Used as the advice to try your solution first on yourself, then suggest to others. Implies that your solution might be unpleasant and/or cause even more problems.

Question 11

Piece of cake

Answer 11

A very easy and probably even pleasant thing to do

Question 12

Lemon tree

Answer 12

The root to all the problems. Used as a warning that nothing good can possibly come from it.

Question 13

Cup of tea

Answer 13

A thing one is very good at (f.e. math is not my cup of tea)

Question 14

(With) a grain of salt

Answer 14

Means sth shouldnt be taken seriously and/or believed in. (His words youd better take with a grain of salt)

Question 15

A hot potato

Answer 15

A thing very unpleasant to deal with, so that everyone is trying to give it out to someone else as soon as possible

Question 16

Like two pies in a pod

Answer 16

Very alike

Question 17

Spill the beans

Answer 17

Reveal a secret

Question 18

Have one`s cake and eat it too

Answer 18

Not only have a privilege, but also exercise it/have two pleasant things at the same time

Question 19

Other fish in the sea

Answer 19

Used as a reminder that ones ex partner is not the only one and it is easy to find new relationship. (Theres plenty of other fish in the sea)

Question 20

Eye candy

Answer 20

Sth very pleasant to look at

Question 21

Cry over spilled milk

Answer 21

Get upset about sth that one cannot change (f.e. a lost job, wasted money)

Question 22

Plum job

Answer 22

Very good job, usually interesting and very well-paid one

Question 23

Beer gut

Answer 23

A seeable fat belly which is supposed to originate from consuming much beer

Question 24

Go bananas/nuts

Answer 24

Become crazy, usually when having fun

Question 25

Icing on the cake

Answer 25

A pleasant addition to sth pleasant one has (f.e. high salary for a very interesting job)

Question 26

On the house

Answer 26

Means that the place you are in will pay for that, so you don`t have to. (Beer is on the house)

Question 27

Up for grabs

Answer 27

Means that you are welcome to take it coz the owner is ready to share. (Chips are up for grabs)

Question 28

Baloney

Answer 28

A euphimist for bullshit - not true, nonsence

Question 29

The world is your oyster

Answer 29

You can do anything, all the ways are open for you.

Question 30

Be in hot water

Answer 30

Be in trouble, in an uncomfortable situation, especially socially

Question 31

Cheesy

Answer 31

Too sentimental and cliche (f.e. cheesy love song)

Question 32

Fishy

Answer 32

Looking suspicious (f.e. fishy job offer)