Food Idioms 1
Re-write this sentence using one of the food idioms that we've studied:
I have so much work this week.
I have a lot on my plate this week.
When a friendship or relationship ends poorly we say that it has:
turned sour
Rewrite the following sentence so the meaning does not change:
I look up a lot of information on Wikipedia.
I look a lot of information up on Wikipedia.
He admitted that he ______ (took) all the money from the box.
He admitted that he had taken all the money from the box.
The plane in which the football team _____(travel) crashed and none of them survived
The plane in which the football team was travelling crashed an none of them survived.
What's a food idiom that means that someone is pregnant?
to have a bun in the oven
If someone tends to exaggerate you should take what they say...
with a pinch of salt
I sent back the dress that I had ordered online. It didn't fit properly.
I sent the dress back that I had ordered online. It didn't fit properly.
When I _____ (get) out of the shower the lights _____ (go off).
When I was getting out of the shower the lights went off.
I knew he _____ (cry) because his eyes were red.
I knew he had been crying because his eyes were red.
What's another way of saying "that's not my cup of tea"?
If someone is difficult to understand, or are a bit peculiar you might say that they are:
a hard nut to crack
I want to check out the Christmas lights in the city center.
I want to check the Christmas lights out in the city center.
When I saw Clara I realised that she ______ (not change) much in all those years.
When I saw Clara I realized that she hadn't changed much in all those years.
When he entered the room somebody _____ (hit) him in the head.
When he entered the room somebody hit him in teh head.
When someone is cool, calm and collected we say that they are...
as cool as a cucumber
When a product is popular and sells quickly we say:
They sell like hotcakes
I hate going shopping and trying on new clothes.
I hate going shopping and trying new clothes on.
Why did you change the channel? I ______ (watch) that movie.
Why did you change the channel? I was watching that movie.
The burglar _____ (try) to open the safe when he _____ (hear) the owner come in.
The burglar was trying to open the safe when he heard the owner come in.
If you have to be careful to not offend someone when you are with them we say that you have to
walk on eggshells
I turned down their job offer because I didn't like the person who would be my manager.
I turned their job offer down because I didn't like the person who would be my manager.
I told John not to drive because he _____ (drink) all night.
I told John not to drive because he had been drinking all night.
I _______ (follow) my diet so well but then when the Christmas season _____ (begin) it was impossible to continue following it.
I had been following my diet so well but then when the Christmas season began it was impossible to continue following it.