Idioms-food

Question 1

. (have a) bun in the oven

Answer 1

be pregnant

Question 2

bad egg

Answer 2

a person who is often in trouble

I don’t want my little brother hanging around with thebad eggson the street.

Question 3

big cheese

Answer 3

very important person (VIP)

I thought I was just going to interview the secretary, but they let me talk to thebig cheesehimself.

Question 4

bread and butter

Answer 4

necessities, the main thing

Just explain thebread and butterof your report. You don’t have to go into details.

Question 5

bring home the bacon

Answer 5

earn the income

My husband has had tobring home the baconever since I broke my leg.

Question 6

butter someone up

Answer 6

be extra nice to someone (usually for selfish reasons)

We’ll have tobutterAngieupbefore we tell her the news about the broken vase.

Question 7

(have one’s) cake and eat it too

Answer 7

want more than your fair share or need

Rick wants tohave his cake and eat it too. He wants to be single but he doesn’t want me to date anyone else.

Question 8

. carrot top

Answer 8

person with red or orange hair

Question 9

cheesy

Answer 9

silly

I love readingcheesyromance novels because I don’t have to think.

Question 10

cool as a cucumber

Answer 10

cool as a cucumber

I thought I was afraid of flying, but I wascool as a cucumberall the way to England.

Question 11

cream of the crop

Answer 11

the best

We hired thecream of the cropto entertain us at the Christmas party.

Question 12

(don’t) cry over spilled milk

Answer 12

get upset over something that has happened and cannot be changed

The mirror is broken and we can’t fix it. There’s no need tocry over spilled milk.

Question 13

cup of joe

Answer 13

cup of coffee

Let’s stop for acup of joebefore we head to work.

Question 14

egg someone on

Answer 14

urge someone to do something

Question 15

freeze one’s buns off

Answer 15

be very cold

Ifroze my buns offat the ice rink.

Question 16

full of beans

Answer 16

have a lot of (silly) energy

The kids werefull of beansafter the circus.

Question 17

gravy train

Answer 17

extremely good pay for minimal work

The unionized grocers have been enjoying thegravy trainfor twenty years.

Question 18

(have something) handed to someone on a silver platter

Answer 18

receive without working for something

The professor’s daughter had her college diplomahanded to her on a silver platter.

Question 19

hard nut to crack

Answer 19

a problem that is very difficult to solve or a person who is very difficult to understand.

Angelo is ahard nut to crackwhen something is bothering him like this.

Question 20

hot potato

Answer 20

a controversial or difficult subject

Choosing a location for our new store is ahot potatoright now.

Question 21

. in a nutshell

Answer 21

สั้นๆ
Briefly

In a nutshell, I’m having a bad day.

Question 22

nuts about something, someone

Answer 22

like a lot

I’mnuts aboutclassical music these days.

Question 23

out to lunch

Answer 23

Too strange or confused to know what is really happening.

Harry has beenout to lunchever since he lost his job.

Question 24

one smart cookie

Answer 24

a very intelligent person

Your daughter isone smart cookie. She reads much higher than her grade level.

Question 25

peach fuzz

Answer 25

small amount of hair growth Except for a bit of peach fuzz, the baby came out bald.

Question 26

put all of ones eggs in one basket

Answer 26

rely on one single thing Even though I'm majoring in Art, I'm taking a maths course because my Dad says I shouldn't put all of my eggs in one basket.

Question 27

souped up

Answer 27

made more powerful or stylish The car was souped up with shiny rims and a loud stereo.

Question 28

sell like hot cakes

Answer 28

bought by many people

Question 29

spice things up

Answer 29

make something more exciting

Question 30

spill the beans

Answer 30

reveal the truth

Question 31

take something with a pinch (grain) of salt

Answer 31

don't consider something 100% accurate Take Mandy's advice with a pinch of salt. She doesn't always do her research.

Question 32

use your noodle

Answer 32

use your brain