Sweet and salty
This idiom is used when something is very inexpensive.
What is, "cheap as chips?"
We say this about someone who watches a lot of TV and doesn't exercise much
1. Couch carrot
2. Couch potato
3. Sofa soup
What is, 2. "a couch potato?"
You say this when someone is trying to compare to completely different things
What is, "apples and oranges?"
We use this expression when we are not interested or don't really like something
What is, "not my cup of tea?"
Said about two people who are really similar to each other
1. Thick as thieves
2. Like two peas in a pod
3. To be a tough cookie
2. Like two peas in a pod
This idiom is used when someone is involved in lots of different things or projects
What is, "have your finger in every pie?"
We say this when someone reveals a secret
What is, "spill the beans?"
This is said when someone is very calm or relaxed in a difficult situation
What is, "as cool as a cucumber?"
This expression means to be really busy or be involved in a lot of projects
1. to put all your eggs in one basket
2. to have a lot on your plate
3. to have bigger fish to fry
What is #2, "to have a lot on your plate"
Which expression means you have to be really careful about your words or actions?
1. Eat your heart out
2. Walk on eggshells
3. Pie in the sky
2. Walk on eggshells
We say this when you don't take something or someone too seriously
What is, "take it with a pinch (grain) of salt?"
This is said of someone who earns the money in a family.
What is, "bring home the bacon?"
We say this when someone is really excited or crazy about something.
What is, "go bananas?"
Which expression means it's not the kind of thing that I like.
1. The apple didn't fall far from the tree
2. To bite off more than you can chew
3. Not my cup of tea
What is, #3 "not my cup of tea?"
This expression is used when you buy something that is worthless, broken or less valuable than expected.
1. Buy a coconut
2. Buy a lime
3. Buy a lemon
What is, #3 "buy a lemon?"
This idiom is used when something is very easy to do.
What is, "a piece of cake?"
We say this when a controversial issue or situation which is difficult to deal with
What is a, "hot potato?"
You say this if you find yourself in a difficult situation
What is, "be in a pickle?"
Which one of these expressions means something to think about?
1. Food for thought
2. A hard nut to crack
3. A bitter pill to swallow
What is #1 "food for thought?"
We use this expression to say a person is trying to do more than they can handle.
1. A hard nut to crack
2. Bite off more than you can chew
3. Melt in one's mouth
What is cheese #2, "bite off more than you can chew?"
We say this when someone wants the good parts and not deal with the bad parts
What is, "have your cake and eat it (too)?"
This mean to flatter someone in order to get something from them
What is, "butter (someone) up?"
We say this when you absolutely adore someone
What is, "the apple of his/her eye?"
What does, "the carrot and stick approach" mean?
1. Reward good behavior and punish bad behavior
2. Reward good behavior and ignore bad behavior
3. Reward and love children regardless of their behavior
What is #1, "Reward good behavior and punish bad behavior?"
What does this idiom mean? - "That's the way the cookie crumbles"
1. Don't buy expensive things because they will break eventually.
2. Some things in life are unchangeable so you have to accept them.
3. When someone loves sugary and sweet foods too much.
What is #2. Some things in life are inevitable and unchangeable so you have to accept them.