Fruits and eggs
(To) have all your eggs in one basket
When someone puts all their eggs in one basket, it means that they have put too much faith in one thing.
There’s no use crying over spilled milk
This expression is normally used when someone is sulking (feeling sad) or complaining about a past mistake or circumstance.
Have your cake and eat it too
You want do to both—but you just can’t.
(To) drop like a sack of potatoes
It means that someone or something has fallen quickly and hit the ground hard.
(To) go bananas
“That man has gone bananas!”
It means that they’ve become hyper, wild or crazy.
(To) butter somebody up
When you butter someone up, you are praising or flattering them.
(It is) easy as pie
It is very simple to do, so simple that anyone could do it.
(To) spill the beans
If someone claims “you’ve spilled the beans!” it means that you have accidentally said something you shouldn’t have.
(You are) the apple of my eye
When you tell your lover that they are the apple of your eye, you mean to say that they are the one who you admire, love and want.
(To be) paid peanuts
When someone is paid peanuts, it means that they work for a low wage.
(To be) the cream of the crop
To be the cream of the crop means to be the best of the best.
(To be) full of beans
to be full of beans means to be hyper or have a lot of energy. English speakers generally use this phrase to refer to children who can’t seem to sit still.
(To) eat you out of house and home
To have someone eat you out of house and home means to that this person has eaten all your food and left you with scraps (or nothing).
(To) go nuts
When someone goes nuts they are hyper or have a lot of energy. It can also mean to become insane.
That’s the way the cookie crumbles
“that is the way things happen”
Two peas in a pod
This phrase refers to two people who work well together or get along really well.
(To) buy a lemon
If you went to the car dealership and bought a lemon, then you bought a car that doesn’t function well or needs a lot of additional repairs.
(To) take something with a grain of salt
If someone makes a promise they can’t keep, you might be told to take it with a grain of salt. For example, someone might tell you: “Be careful, airplanes are dangerous. But that’s just my opinion so take it with a grain of salt.” This expression advises someone to be skeptical of some promise or statement or to not take things literally or harshly.
The proof is in the pudding
This phrase means that something is successful and useful because it has been tried before. It essentially says that something is deemed good quality because it has a record for being good and reliable. “He won the last ten races so he’ll definitely win this race! The proof is in the pudding!”
(To be) in a pickleit actually means
“to be in a difficult situation.”