Food Idioms Part 1

1. A__________ of his eye - A favorite

2. As easy as apple p__________ - Something simple
3. As flat as a p__________ - Very flat
4. As nutty as a fruitcake - Crazy
5. As sour as v__________ - Disagreeable
6. As w__________ as toast - Very warm
7. Bad a__________ - Bad person
8. Big ch__________ - Important person
9. Big e___________ - Important thing or person
10. Bite off more than you can ch__________ - Try to do more than
you can handle
11. Bite the hand that f__________ you - Act badly to someone who
helps you
12. Bitter p__________ to swallow - Hard to take
13. Bread and b__________ - Basic needs
14. Bring home the b__________ - Earn a living
15. B__________ up - Flatter someone to get something
16. Buy a l__________ - Buy something worthless
17. Cook up a storm - Cook a large quantity
18. Couch p__________ - Someone who watches a lot of TV
19. Cream of the c__________ - The best
20. Cut the mustard - Do what is necessary
 Food Idioms Part 2

21. Drop like a hot p__________ - To immediately stop

22. Eat high on the hog - Eat fine food
23. Eat humble p__________ - To apologize
24. E__________ like a bird - Eat a small amount
25. Eat like a horse - Eat a lot
26. E__________ one's heart out - To be jealous
27. Eat out of her hands - Do what she wants
28. Eat your words - Take back words
29. Everything from s__________ to nuts - A wide variety of items
30. Fine kettle of f__________ - A mess
31. F__________ for thought - Something to think about
32. Forbidden f__________ - Something banned
33. For p__________ - Inexpensive
34. Full of b__________ - Feel energetic
35. Go b__________ - Excited or crazy
36. Half a l__________ is better than none - Something is better
than nothing
37. Half-b__________ - Not thought through
38. Hard n__________ to crack - Difficult person
39. Have a lot on one's plate - Very busy
40. Have a s__________ tooth - Like sweet foods
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41. 4Have e__________ on your face - Be embarrassed

42. In a n__________ - In summary
43. Life is a bowl of ch__________ - Life is good
44. Like taking c__________ from a baby - Easy to do
45. Like two peas in a pod - Very similar
46. M__________ and potatoes - Basics, simple food
47. Not for all the t__________ in China - Not for any price
48. Not know b__________ about - Unfamiliar or ignorant
49. Not worth a hill of b______ ____ - Not valuable
50. Packed in like s__________ - Crowded
51. P__________ in the sky - A dream
52. Rotten to the core - Very bad
53. Sell like h__________ - Sell a lot
54. Slice of the p__________ - A share of something
55. Small p__________ - Unimportant
56. Spill the b__________ - Tell a secret
57. Sugarcoat - Gloss over bad information
58. That's the way the c__________ crumbles - Things happen
59. There is no such thing as a free lunch - Can’t get something for
nothing
60. Top b__________ - Leader
61. Variety is the s__________ of life - Differences give life interest
62. Walk on eg__________ - Be cautious
63. Whole en__________ - Entire thing/ Whole p_________, /
c_________

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