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Ten kitchen proverbs - a word quiz

Words of wisdom from the kitchen
Quite a lot of English proverbs and idioms had their origin in the kitchen !
Complete these proverbs and sayings with the correct word from the list
below, and find the appropriate meaning for each

1. He's got more than enough on his _______.

2. To jump out of the ______________ into the fire.

3. You can't have your ___________ and eat it!

4. Don't cry over spilt __________ .

5. It's ______ tomorrow but not today (and tomorrow never comes!)

6. It's a storm in a __________.

7. Too many __________ spoil the broth. (broth = soup)

8. A watched _______ never boils.

9. You can't make an omelette without breaking ________

10. You're really in the _______ now.

Missing words: milk, cooks, soup, pot, jam, eggs, plate, frying-pan, tea-cup, cake

a. It's sometimes easier to do things without other people's help.

b. The good things are always promised, but never given;

c. To go from a bad situation to a worse one!

d. The more impatient you are, the longer things seem to take.

e. You can't have the best of everything.

f. You're in a problematical situation.

g. It may be necessary to do something that seems bad in order to get a good result.

h. He's already got too much to do.

i. It's a lot of trouble for nothing.

j. Don't worry about things when it's too late.

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