Apple idioms
Bad Apple
A troublesome or despicable person/ A negative or corrupting influence on others
To go Bananas
To go crazy or mad
To not Know Beans
Ignorant or naive
Couch potato
A very lazy person
Make a sentence:
I wish...
E.g. I wish I had big house...
Big Apple
New York City
To drive bananas
to cause someone to go crazy or mad
To Spill the Beans
To reveal a secret or a private matter
Hot Potato
Something that is difficult and complex to deal with
Situation:
Today you feel very bad because yesterday you had a party. You say...
E.g. I shouldn't have drunk so much vine yesterday...
One bad Apple Spoils the Barrel
A bad person or policy can ruin anything and everything in your life or around you
Banana oil
Someone very rude and dishonest who wants to flatter other person
Full of beans
Feeling lively, or happen to be extremely happy about something.
The meat and potatos
The most important part of something
Finish the dialogue:
- Where is John? Why is he late?
- I don't know. His plane...
His plane should have landed/arrived by now
The Apple never Falls far from the Tree
A person inevitably shares traits with or resembles his or her parents or family
Banana republic
A small country, often led by a corrupt government
Give someone beans
Dealing with a person
Round potato
In a very good shape
Situation:
You feel very guilty about what you did in the past to your friend. Express your regret with the words "Could/Couldn't"
E.g. I could have been nicer to him/her..
To compare Apples to Oranges
Used as type of 2 things that are totally different
Have one foot on a banana peel
To be at risk
Not have a bean
Be without money
Mouse potato
A person who spends a lot of time using a computer
Finish the dialogue:
- Where is your mother? I'm starting to worry about her.
- Don't worry, she...