Food Idioms
to have the blues
To feel sad or depressed
Bookworm
Someone who reads a lot
To get the green light.
To get permission to do something
To chicken out
to back out of something because of feeling scared or worried
Take with a grain of salt
Don't take something seriously.
The grass is greener on the other side
People think that they will be happier if things were different
That's the way the cookie crumbles
That is the way that things happen
to get beet red
to be very embarassed
The Bee’s knees
Something is excellent and the highest quality
To steal someone's thunder
To do what someone else was going to do and receive all the praise
Born with a silver spoon in your mouth
to describe someone who comes from a wealthy family
Eat your heart out
To want something you can't have, to be envious
the pot calling the kettle black
A situation in which somebody comments on or accuses someone else of a fault which the accuser shares
To take the bull by the horns
to face a problem directly
To take a rain check
To postpone something.
Cash cow
A business venture that is easy to operate and generates a lot of revenue.