Food Idioms
"A piece of cake"
1.When someone has to admit they were wrong
2. A task or activity that is easy to complete
"A task or activity that is easy to complete"
"Get the green light"
1. Do something slowly and carefully
2. To get permission to do something
"To get permission to do something"
"To move at a snail’s pace"
1. To move slowly
2. Someone who reads a lot
"To move slowly"
"Be under the weather"
1. Raining very heavily
2. To feel mildly ill or sick
"To feel mildly ill or sick"
"Look like a million bucks"
1. People who know a lot about making money
2. To look and feel fantastic
"To look and feel fantastic"
"A couch potato"
1. A lazy person who watches too much television
2. She’s studying hard
"A lazy person who watches too much television"
"Once in a blue moon"
1. Very rarely
2. To reveal something about someone/something, to clarify something
"Very rarely"
"As quiet as a mouse"
1. To get a lot of benefits from something
2. Very quiet
"Very quiet"
"Lightning fast"
1. Extremely fast
2. Humorous expression meaning to die
"Extremely fast"
"Bring home the bacon"
1. To earn money, to achieve success
2. Do something the way another person did it before
"To earn money, to achieve success"
"That is the way the cookie crumbles"
1. Live in a relaxed way
2. That is just how it is
"That is just how it is"
"To pass with flying colours"
1. To fully support someone’s actions
2. To pass something with a high score
"To pass something with a high score"
"Eat like a horse"
1. "Eat a lot, in large quantities"
2. To be young and have a lot of years to live
"Eat a lot, in large quantities"
"Get wind of something"
1. To hear a piece of information that someone else was trying to keep secret
2. The quiet, peaceful period before a moment of great activity, chaos or destruction
"To hear a piece of information that someone else was trying to keep secret"
"Money talks"
1. Money gives you power and influence.
2. It is not easy to get money, implies that the person you are addressing spends money too easily
"It is not easy to get money, implies that the person you are addressing spends money too easily"
"To add a pinch of salt to something"
1. Have more important things to do
2. To acknowledge that someone exaggerates
"To acknowledge that someone exaggerates"
"The grass is greener on the other side"
1. When someone is at a point in life where their decisions will have long term consequences
2. People think that they will be happier if things were different
"People think that they will be happier if things were different"
"Kill two birds with one stone"
1. To solve two problems with one action
2. To break something into a smaller form or into many pieces
"To solve two problems with one action"
"Come rain or shine"
1. A person who goes from one place to another
2. Whatever happens
"Whatever happens"
"Rome wasn't built in a day"
1.To reduce something, usually related to the amount of money spent
2. It takes a long time to do something worth doing
"It takes a long time to do something worth doing"
"Two peas in a pod"
1. Nearly identical, very similar
2. To consume something very quickly
"Nearly identical, very similar"
"In the dark"
1. A state of ignorance, to not have knowledge about something
2. A very good chance to achieve something
"A state of ignorance, to not have knowledge about something"
"Let the cat out of the bag"
1. A secret that was supposed to be kept quiet that was told
2. Someone or something that can provide you with a lot of information etc.
"A secret that was supposed to be kept quiet that was told"
"Head in the clouds"
1. The hottest time of the year
2. Have unrealistic or impractical ideas
"Have unrealistic or impractical ideas"
"Put your money where your mouth is"
1. To do something rather than just to talk about it
2. Money that is used to start a small business or other activity
"To do something rather than just to talk about it"