ENGLISH IDIOMS: FOOD

IDIOM 1: "eat crow"

-> MEANING: admit one is mistaken or defeated, take back a mistaken statement
-> EXAMPLE: I was forced to eat crow and had to apologize for the mistake that I made
about the restructuring of our company.

IDIOM 2: "hot potato "

-> MEANING: a question or argument that is controversial and difficult to settle
-> EXAMPLE: The issue of building the nuclear power plant is a real hot potato for the local
town council.

IDIOM 3: "piece of cake"

-> MEANING: a task that is easily accomplished
-> EXAMPLE: It was a piece of cake. I had everything done before lunch this morning.

IDIOM 4: "cool as a cucumber"

-> MEANING: calm, not nervous or anxious
-> EXAMPLE: He is always as cool as a cucumber and never worries about anything.

IDIOM 5: "big cheese "

-> MEANING: an important person, a leader
-> EXAMPLE: He is a big cheese in his company so you should be very nice to him.