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Idiom Spot 1

6 December, 2022 By Susana Ríos Leave a Comment

There are many common English idioms to do with food. These examples will help you understand them.

  • The icing on the Cake

The concert itself was great, but getting to meet the band  was the icing on the cake .

  • Have a lot on your plate

She’s got a lot on her plate, especially with the new project starting this week.

  • Put all your eggs in one basket

She’s applying for several jobs because she doesn’t want to put all her eggs in one basket.

  • Have bigger fish to fry

I hope she keeps this meeting short – we all have other fish to fry.

  • Sweeten the pill

They sweetened the pill by increasing wages, although by slightly less than they raised prices.

  • Take something with a pinch of salt

You have to take everything with a pinch of salt, because he tends to exaggerate.

  • Spill the beans

Who spilled the beans about their divorce?

  • Sell like hot cakes

This year’s festival tickets will sell like hot cakes.

  • Get/ Have egg on your face

The latest scandal has left the Prime Minister with egg on his face.

  • Eat humble pie

She had to eat humble pie when the rumours she was spreading were proved false.

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