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This idiom is used when something is very inexpensive. 

What is, "cheap as chips?"

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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?"

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You say this when someone is trying to compare to completely different things 

What is, "apples and oranges?"

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We use this expression when we are not interested or don't really like something

What is, "not my cup of tea?"

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Said about two people who are similar to each other 

1. Thick as thieves

2. Like two peas in a pod

3. To be a tough cookie 

Like two peas in a pod

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This idiom is used when someone is involved in lots of different things or projects

What is, "have your finger in every pie?"

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We say this when someone reveals a secret

What is, "spill the beans?"

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This is said when someone is very calm or relaxed in a difficult situation

What is, "as cool as a cucumber?"

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This expression means to be really busy

What is "to have a lot on your plate?"

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Which expression means you have to be careful about your words or actions?

1. Eat your heart out

2. Walk on eggshells

3. Pie in the sky

Walk on eggshells

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We say this when you don't take something or someone too seriously

What is, "take it with a pinch (grain) of salt?"

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This is said of someone who earns the money in a family. 

What is, "bring home the bacon?"

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We say this when someone is really excited or crazy about something. 

What is, "go bananas?"

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Which expression means it's not the kind of thing that I like. 

What is, "not my cup of tea?"

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This expression is used when you buy something worthless, broken or less valuable than expected. 

1. Buy a coconut

2. Buy a lime 

3. Buy a lemon

What is "buy a lemon?"

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This idiom is used when something is very easy to do.

What is, "a piece of cake?"

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We say this when a controversial issue or situation which is difficult to deal with 

What is a, "hot potato?"

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You say this if you find yourself in a difficult situation

What is, "be in a pickle?"

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Which one of these expressions means "something to think about?"

What is "food for thought?"

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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 "bite off more than you can chew?"

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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)?"

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This mean to flatter someone in order to get something from them

What is, "butter (someone) up?"

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We say this when you absolutely adore someone

What is, "the apple of his/her eye?"

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What expression do we use to talk about rewarding good behavior and punishing bad behavior?

What is "the carrot and stick approach?"

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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.

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