• gravy train = an activity from which people can make money without much effort. Privatization isn't usually the gravy train that the government promises.
• a good egg = a good trustworthy person. You can trust Mary, she's a good egg.
• hard-boiled = tough, not showing any emotions. My boss is really hard-boiled. He's impossible to fool.
• fishy = suspicious. I think that man's behaviour is a bit fishy. Call the police, please.
• money for jam = money earned from a task that is very easy. Mark has a very easy job. In fact, it's money for jam.
• salt-and-pepper = hair that is becoming grey. Some women like men with salt-and-pepper hair. They think it looks distinguished.
• easy as pie = very easy. Learning English is easy as pie.
• in a stew = confused or worried about a difficult situation. When David's girlfriend was late, he got into a stew.
• to be in the soup = to be in trouble. When Harry lost his job, he was really in the soup.
• to be in a pickle = be in a difficult situation and not know what to do. When Mark lost his passport, he was in a pickle.
• to be packed like sardines = be crowded tightly together in a small space. People on the evening train are packed like sardines.
• to beef up something = improve something, add force to something. The green party needs to beef the campaign up.
• to get a roasting = to be told off for something wrong. The player got a roasting from angry fans.
• to make a hash of something = make a mess of something, do something very badly. Fred made a real hash of his exams.

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

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