Food idioms
Something very easy to do
Piece of cake
To start a conversation or make people feel more comfortable
Break the ice
To solve two problems with one action
Kill two birds with one stone
To be very expensive
Cost an arm and a leg
To be extremely expensive or spend all of one’s money in one shot
Break the bank
To try to do more than you can manage.
Bite off more than you can chew
To do something in the easiest or cheapest way, often badly
Cut corners
To reveal a secret by mistake
Let the cat out of the bag
A way of wishing someone good luck, especially before a performance
Break a leg
Time is a valuable resource. Used to emphasize that time is not a free commodity
Time is money
To be upset about something that has already happened and can’t be changed.
Cry over spilled milk
To describe something exactly right
Hit the nail on the head
A problem that everyone is avoiding discussing
The elephant in the room
To catch someone while they are doing something wrong
Catch someone red-handed
A phrase that means someone either looks really good or is in a good mood
Looks/feels like a million bucks
To be very similar or close
Like two peas in a pod
To avoid talking about what’s important
Beat around the bush
Don’t count on something good to happen until it’s actually happened
Don’t count your chickens before they hatch
Deeply in love
Head over heels
Used to remind someone that money is limited and shouldn’t be spent carelessly
Money doesn’t grow on trees
To not completely believe something
Take with a pinch of salt
To do something difficult or unpleasant that you have been avoiding
Bite the bullet
Information from the person who knows best
Straight from the horse’s mouth
Promise to keep a secret
(my) lips are sealed
When something costs very little money
Dirt cheap