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Idioms with food (I)

1) Find the meanings for the idioms.


Tim's girlfriend was sour-faced when she saw him talking to another girl.

The driver was as cool as a cucumber when the police stopped him.

Thomas behaved like a real lemon at the party last night.

The students at this university are the cream of the crop.

You can trust Mary, she's a good egg.

When Harry lost his job, he was really in the soup.

When Mark lost his passport, he was in a pickle.

People on the evening train are packed like sardines.

I think that man's behaviour is a bit fishy. Call the police, please.

I'm going to go nuts/bananas if I don't get a new job soon.

Sally is so clumsy, she's really a butterfingers!

a good trustworthy person.

to be crowded tightly together in a small space.


to be in trouble.

somebody who often drops things.

crazy.

the best of all.

showing dislike for something or somebody.

to be in a difficult situation and not know what to do.

relaxed, calm.

suspicious.

a silly person.

Idioms with food (II)


1) Find the meanings for the idioms.

Sheila is full of beans this morning!

Rock isn't my cup of tea. I prefer jazz.


These cheap shoes are selling like hot cakes.

I guess Ken is becoming a real couch potato.

John was red as a beetroot when he noticed that he hadn't enough money to pay the bill.

Fred is not very good at his new job. I guess he can't cut the mustard!

When the thief saw the police, his knees turned to jelly.

The exam was piece of cake. I finished it in twenty minutes!


become popular, sell a lot.

lose physical strength because one gets frightened or nervous.

embarrassed.

something very easy.

be good enough to do something.

full of energy.

something that you don't like much.

somebody who spends a lot of time sitting and watching TV.

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