Idioms with Food 1
Something is very easy.
A piece of cake
To be successful at something, produce something
Bear fruit
Try to stop doing something that you don't like to do, but you are addicted to it
Kick the habit
To always wander around and move from place to place
Itchy feet
In a difficult spot
In a pickly
Strong, brave and courageous
Tough cookie
Something is true if it is tested, looking at the results to see if it is true
The proof is in the pudding
We will take care of the problem if it happens in the future
Cross that bridge when we come to it
Something is very expensive
To know how to do a lot of things/activities well
Jack of all trades
Very intelligent.
Smart cookie
To think or believe that something is not the complete truth
To take it with a grain of salt
Take on too many responsibilities at the same time
To bite off more than you can chew
He put his foot in his mouth when he thought his girlfriend's sister was her mother.
What does foot in the mouth mean?
To say or do something that embarrasses or offends someone
The champion sprinter was just beat by a new competitor. He must have met his match.
What does meet his match mean?
To come across someone who is as equally talented as you are or even better than you
Trying not to upset or offend anyone
Walking on eggshells
To choose the best parts (or the parts that agree with you) and ignore the rest of the data
Cherry-pick
Get rid of the source of what is making you rich
Kill the goose with the golden egg
My ex-boyfriend gave me the cold shoulder at school yesterday. He wouldn't talk to me.
What does cold shoulder mean?
To ignore someone
To make a sad person feel even worse, i.e. He showed off his new wife to his coworkers, while his ex-wife was sitting at the front desk.
To rub salt in the wound
Something already good that has even more benefits added to it.
It's the icing on the cake
It's something that you really don't like, like running...
It's not really my cup of tea
To tell someone a secret that you're not supposed to tell
To spill the beans
Some people get cold feet the day of their wedding. They get really nervous.
What does cold feet mean?
To get nervous and have second thoughts about something
Information worth considering; data that you want to chew on or think about
Food for thought