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Vocabulary
IDIOMS WITH FOOD
  • the salt of the earth = a very good and honest person. Jack is the salt of the earth.not my cup of tea
  • not my cup of tea = something that you don't like much. Rock isn't my cup of tea. I prefer jazz.
  • a butterfingers = somebody who often drops things. Sally is so clumsy, she's really a butterfingers!
  • a piece of cake = something very easy. Learning English is a piece of cake!
  • full of beans = full of energy. Sheila is full of beans this morning!
  • nuts / bananas = crazy. I'm going to go nuts/bananas if I don't get a new job soon.
  • peanuts = a very small amount of money. Hotel workers usually get paid peanuts.
  • the cream of something = the best things or people from a group. Our university only takes the cream of applicants.
  • the cream of the crop = the best of all. The students at this university are the cream of the crop.
  • as cool as a cucumber = relaxed, calm. The driver was as cool as a cucumber when the police stopped him.a lemon
  • a lemon = a silly person. Thomas behaved like a real lemon at the party last night.
  • sour grapes = something important that somebody pretends that has no value. He says he doesn't want to marry her, but that's just sour grapes.
  • sour-faced = showing dislike for something or somebody. Tim's girlfriend was sour-faced when she saw him talking to another girl.

We thank Francis Dixon-Clarke (from Sao Paulo, Brazil) for his contribution.

Exercise
Choose the right answer.

1. Thomas is always throwing things as he walks, he's a real .

2. I had my final exams yesterday but I was  .

3. This company only takes qualified people. All its employees are .

4. I have to admit that Portuguese is . I prefer English.

5. Susan is always coming and going, she's so !

6. You can't trust Peter. He's a real .

7. In many countries people are paid  for their jobs.

8. This exercise is  .

9. My boss was when I told him that the job was not finished yet.

10. You can trust Peter. He's  .

Score:
   
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