Food Idioms
My homework was a piece of cake.
It was easy.
If you would hold your horses, I will be there soon.
Be patient
My new phone costs an arm and a leg.
Expensive or costs a lot of money.
She called me out of the blue after five years.
Unexpectedly or Randomly
I've given you all the information; now the ball is in your court.
It's your turn to make a decision or do something.
The villain of the story is one bad apple.
A person who causes trouble or is bad.
I'm going to go take a cat nap. See you soon!
A short nap.
The bride got cold feet before her wedding.
She was nervous or hesitating.
My mom felt blue after she broke her leg.
When Sarah said the team needed to practice more, she hit the nail on the head.
Said it exactly right.
The students were walking on eggshells after they got in trouble with the principal.
Being careful about what you say or do.
Are you going to chicken out of the haunted house?
To be too scared to do something.
My sister has been giving me the cold shoulder since our fight last night.
Ignoring someone.
Very jealous.
Our weekend plans are up in the air this week.
Uncertain or has not been decided yet.
She's just a peach!
The toddler cried crocodile tears when her mom told her no to a toy.
Fake tears or sadness.
Can you watch them?
We go to the movies once in a blue moon.
Very rarely or not often.
Our plan failed, so it's back to square one.
Start over from the beginning.
The CEO of the company is the big cheese.
He's a very important person.
We went on a wild goose chase trying to find the missing library book.
Looking everywhere.
Can you lend me a hand with moving these boxes?
Help me.
The company has been in the red for the last five years.
Losing money or in debt.
Losing that job was a blessing in disguise because I am so happy with my new one.
Something that seems bad, turns out good.