The apple of one's eye.
a person that is adored by someone.
your favorite person.
The kids were FULL OF BEANS after the circus.
lots of energy
hyper
hyped up
You are going to have to USE YOUR NOODLE on this really hard puzzle.
your brain
you need to think hard
I was forced to EAT CROW and apologize for making fun of the boy in the wheelchair.
admit you are wrong
Please don't SPILL THE BEANS about my surprise birthday party.
tell a secret
ruin the surprise
Just explain the BREAD AND BUTTER of your report. You don't have to go into details.
The main idea.
The important stuff.
Opera music is not exactly MY CUP OF TEA.
not into it
not my thing
don't like it
Take Peter's advice WITH A GRAIN OF SALT. He doesn't really know what he's talking about.
don't believe it
don't listen
they don't know what they are talking about
they might be wrong
The people coming from the superbowl were PACKED IN LIKE SARDINES on the shuttle bus.
squeezed together
The math test was A PIECE OF CAKE, I finished in 5 minutes.
it was easy
I thought I was just going to interview the secretary, but they let me talk to the BIG CHEESE himself.
The boss
The most important person
Your phone is broken and we can't fix it. There is NO NEED TO CRY OVER SPILLED MILK.
it happened and it's done
move on
I'm not surprised they are getting divorced, they were always CHALK AND CHEESE.
completely different from each other
so different
not compatible
Those two brothers are LIKE PEAS IN A POD.
very much the same
very much alike
Nobody likes the new girl, she is always trying to POLISH THE APPLE with her teacher.
being nice so that you get something
saying nice things so that you will be liked
brown-nosing
I don't want my brother to hang around with THE BAD EGGS on the street.
bad people
bad friends
Choosing a location for our new store is a HOT POTATO right now.
don't go there
touchy subject
don't want to talk about it now
When it comes to computers, he really KNOWS HIS ONIONS.
got skills
really good at it
expert
She has begun to HIT THE SAUCE since her husband died.
drink too much
get drunk too much
He was so WELL OILED yesterday that he couldn't stand up.
drunk
wasted
high
I thought I was afraid of flying, but I was COOL AS A CUCUMBER all the way to Jamaica.
Calm
not nervous
chill
Your daughter is one SMART COOKIE.
smart person
very smart
He LANDED HER IN THE SOUP, when he told the officer she had been drinking.
get her in trouble
serious trouble
Joe has black hair, but his sister is a CARROT TOP.
has red hair
has orange hair
The basketball scout comes each year to find the CREAM OF THE CROP of the new players
best of the best
the best