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    Food Idioms Part 1,2 3 For Team Work

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    This document lists and defines over 60 common English idioms that relate to food. Some examples include: "as easy as apple pie" meaning something is simple; "bitter pill to swallow" referring to something difficult to accept; "eat high on the hog" meaning to eat luxurious foods; and "variety is the spice of life" suggesting differences provide interest. The idioms cover topics like people, emotions, situations, and emphasize that food is often used metaphorically in casual English speech.

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    Food Idioms Part 1,2 3 For Team Work

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    This document lists and defines over 60 common English idioms that relate to food. Some examples include: "as easy as apple pie" meaning something is simple; "bitter pill to swallow" referring to something difficult to accept; "eat high on the hog" meaning to eat luxurious foods; and "variety is the spice of life" suggesting differences provide interest. The idioms cover topics like people, emotions, situations, and emphasize that food is often used metaphorically in casual English speech.

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    This document lists and defines over 60 common English idioms that relate to food. Some examples include: "as easy as apple pie" meaning something is simple; "bitter pill to swallow" referring to something difficult to accept; "eat high on the hog" meaning to eat luxurious foods; and "variety is the spice of life" suggesting differences provide interest. The idioms cover topics like people, emotions, situations, and emphasize that food is often used metaphorically in casual English speech.

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    Food Idioms Part 1,2 3 For Team Work

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    This document lists and defines over 60 common English idioms that relate to food. Some examples include: "as easy as apple pie" meaning something is simple; "bitter pill to swallow" referring to something difficult to accept; "eat high on the hog" meaning to eat luxurious foods; and "variety is the spice of life" suggesting differences provide interest. The idioms cover topics like people, emotions, situations, and emphasize that food is often used metaphorically in casual English speech.

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    Food Idioms Part 1

    1. A__________ of his eye - A favorite


    2. As easy as apple p__________ - Something simple
    3. As flat as a p__________ - Very flat
    4. As nutty as a fruitcake - Crazy
    5. As sour as v__________ - Disagreeable
    6. As w__________ as toast - Very warm
    7. Bad a__________ - Bad person
    8. Big ch__________ - Important person
    9. Big e___________ - Important thing or person
    10. Bite off more than you can ch__________ - Try to do more than
    you can handle
    11. Bite the hand that f__________ you - Act badly to someone who
    helps you
    12. Bitter p__________ to swallow - Hard to take
    13. Bread and b__________ - Basic needs
    14. Bring home the b__________ - Earn a living
    15. B__________ up - Flatter someone to get something
    16. Buy a l__________ - Buy something worthless
    17. Cook up a storm - Cook a large quantity
    18. Couch p__________ - Someone who watches a lot of TV
    19. Cream of the c__________ - The best
    20. Cut the mustard - Do what is necessary
    Food Idioms Part 2

    21. Drop like a hot p__________ - To immediately stop


    22. Eat high on the hog - Eat fine food
    23. Eat humble p__________ - To apologize
    24. E__________ like a bird - Eat a small amount
    25. Eat like a horse - Eat a lot
    26. E__________ one's heart out - To be jealous
    27. Eat out of her hands - Do what she wants
    28. Eat your words - Take back words
    29. Everything from s__________ to nuts - A wide variety of items
    30. Fine kettle of f__________ - A mess
    31. F__________ for thought - Something to think about
    32. Forbidden f__________ - Something banned
    33. For p__________ - Inexpensive
    34. Full of b__________ - Feel energetic
    35. Go b__________ - Excited or crazy
    36. Half a l__________ is better than none - Something is better
    than nothing
    37. Half-b__________ - Not thought through
    38. Hard n__________ to crack - Difficult person
    39. Have a lot on one's plate - Very busy
    40. Have a s__________ tooth - Like sweet foods
    Food Idioms Part 3

    41. 4Have e__________ on your face - Be embarrassed


    42. In a n__________ - In summary
    43. Life is a bowl of ch__________ - Life is good
    44. Like taking c__________ from a baby - Easy to do
    45. Like two peas in a pod - Very similar
    46. M__________ and potatoes - Basics, simple food
    47. Not for all the t__________ in China - Not for any price
    48. Not know b__________ about - Unfamiliar or ignorant
    49. Not worth a hill of b______ ____ - Not valuable
    50. Packed in like s__________ - Crowded
    51. P__________ in the sky - A dream
    52. Rotten to the core - Very bad
    53. Sell like h__________ - Sell a lot
    54. Slice of the p__________ - A share of something
    55. Small p__________ - Unimportant
    56. Spill the b__________ - Tell a secret
    57. Sugarcoat - Gloss over bad information
    58. That's the way the c__________ crumbles - Things happen
    59. There is no such thing as a free lunch - Can’t get something for
    nothing
    60. Top b__________ - Leader
    61. Variety is the s__________ of life - Differences give life interest
    62. Walk on eg__________ - Be cautious
    63. Whole en__________ - Entire thing/ Whole p_________, /
    c_________

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