Презентация "Food Idioms"

FOOD IDIOMS to eat one’s words

• to publicly admit that something you said was wrong.
• I told my boss that I would soon quit my job but later I had to eat my words and tell him that I wanted to stay.

 briefly, in a few words

•  briefly, in a few words
• We went to the meeting and they told us in a nutshell about the plans for our company.

to salt away

• to save or gather money or some other item
• I am salting away much money from my new job.

to spill the beans

• to reveal the truth or a secret
• On Monday, I'm going to spill the beans about my travel plans.

to chew the fat

• to chat with someone
• We stayed up late last night chewing the fat about our university days.

to use one’s noodle

• to use one’s brain
• You're going to have to really use your noodle on this crossword puzzle. It's an extra difficult one.

one smart cookie

• a very intelligent person
• Your daughter is one smart cookie. She reads much higher than her grade level.

milk someone for something

• to pressure someone into giving information or money
• The man was trying to milk the elderly lady for much of her money.

to wine and dine

• to treat someone to an expensive meal, to entertain someone in a lavish manner
• My uncle often has to wine and dine his important business clients.

to eat one's heart out

• to be envious of someone or something
• I ate my heart out when I saw my friend's new bicycle.

To cut the mustard

• to succeed, to do adequately what needs to be done
• Example: The young man was not able to cut the mustard and he had to leave the army after only a year.

To hit the sauce

• to drink alcohol regularly
• Example: I think that my neighbor began to hit the sauce after her husband lost his job.

To be souped up

• to be made more powerful or stylish
• Example: The car was souped up with shiny rims and a loud stereo.

Pie in the sky

• an idea or plan that you think will never happen
• Example: My cousin’s plans are usually pie in the sky and will never happen.

To have a bun in the oven

• to be pregnant
• Example: I don’t think Jan will come to the bar because she has a bun in the oven.

To egg someone on

• to urge someone to do something
• Example: The two boys kept throwing stones because the other children were egging them on.

To be full of beans

• to have a lot of energy and enthusiasm
• Example: I’ve never met anyone so full of beans before breakfast.

Peach fuzz

• a small amount of hair growth
• Example: Mike wants to learn how to shave because he grew some peach fuzz on his chin.

To eat crow

• to admit that one is mistaken or defeated, to take back a mistaken statement
• Example: I was forced to eat crow and apologize for the things that I said about my coworker.

To cook someone’s goose

• to damage or ruin something
• Example: I think that I cooked my goose when I made a mistake at work today.

Quiz Please do not (tell anyone) about my plans to get married next year.

• hit the sauce
• get egg on your face
• spill the beans
• eat humble pie

I stopped to (chat) with an old friend on my way to work this morning. 

• chew the fat
• eat my words
• cut the mustard
• cry over spilt milk

Our boss told everyone that they could have a holiday next week but he later had to (retract what he had said) and cancel it.

• make his mouth water
• eat his words
• polish the apple
• take it with a grain of salt

I explained (briefly) what my friend needed to know but he still was not satisified.

• in a nutshell
• out of the frying pan and into the fire
• in the soup
• as cool as a cucumber

I worked all summer and was able to (save) a lot of money to go back to school.

• butter up
• egg on
• take with a grain of salt
• salt away

Quiz

• The kids were … … … (very energetic) after the circus.

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• Except for a bit of … … the baby came out bald.

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• We had to … our friends on before they would come swimming with us.

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• I just found out Anne has a … … … … . I wonder if it’s a boy or a girl.

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• Our neighbor has a lot of stress and recently she has begun to … … … .

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• My friend was told he was not able to … … … and could not join the football team again this year.

Links

• http://www.idiomconnection.com/food.html#A12
• http://www.englishclub.com/vocabulary/idioms-food.htm#quiz
• http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com