FOOD IDIOMS - Idioms about food - VALDENOR SOUSA.

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So many food idioms to choose from.

Everyone likes to talk about food and you can use idioms at anytime. But just keep in mind that idioms are a little bit more informal, in fact, idioms are informal expressions. Avoid using idioms in formal settings.

1 - BREAD AND BUTTER(a person's main source of income)

Well, BREAD AND BUTTER means somebody's main source of income.

It just means how somebody makes their money, their main source of income.

(01) Working in the factory is his bread and butter.

(02) Routine office work is my bread and butter.

(04) How does he earn his bread and butter?

(08) Gardening is my bread and butter at the moment.

(16) Sole income, Livelihood, Provided basic needs, Source of income, Means of income, Source of livelihood.

2 - (AS) COOL AS A CUCUMBER(ézKûl-éza-kíukãmbôr)

So, somebody who is COOL AS A CUCUMBER is very calm and relaxed.

(01) She remained cool as a cucumber in the stressful situation.

(02) Rachel's as cool as a cucumber.

3 - NOT MY CUP OF TEA(Nát-máikáp-ovThi)(something you are not interested in or something don't like )

So, NOT MY CUP OF TEA  means something you are not interested in or something don't like 

(01) Going to bed after midnight is not my cup of tea.

(02) No, that kind of music is not my cup of tea.

(04) Playing golf is not his cup of tea.

4 - IN A NUTSHELL(ínaNátXél)(something you are not interested in or something don't like )

(01) "in a nutshell" means in the fewest possible words, explained in the fewest possible words, saying something in as few words as you can.

(02) What happened at the meeting? Tell me in a nutshell.

5 - PUT ALL YOUR EGGS IN ONE BASKET

(01) "put all your eggs in one basket" means that you should not concentrate all of your efforts and and resources in one area because that means that you could lose everything.

(02) So don't put all your eggs in one basket.

6 - SPICE THINGS UP

(01) "spice things up" means to change things, change a boring routine into something more exciting.

(02) "spice things up" is commonly found when we're talking about relationships.

(04) "spice things up" means to add an element of excitement into a situation.

7 - BRING HOME AND THE BACON

(01) "bring home and the bacon" doesn't refer to actual bacon but instead to material success like money.

(02)"bring home and the bacon", bring money, make money, that is really what it means.

(04) We both "bring home the bacon".

8 - A LEMON

(01) "a lemon"(êi-LénMén), why would I want a lemon?

(02) "a lemon" is something that doesn't work very well.

(04) Usually we talk about "a lemon" when we refer to machines or cars.

(08) So a car that just doesn't work very well, it is called a lemon.

9 - SPILL THE BEANS

(01) "spill the beans" means to reveal secret information.

(02) It is not usually intentional.

(04) Shh. Don't spill the beans. It is a secret.

10 - CHEESY

(01) "cheesy" is usually inferior, or cheap, or of low quality.

(02) So you can have a cheesy smile, which is not good.

(04) You can have a cheest outfit, which is also not good.