it is very easy = it is a piece of cake.

Cooking is a piece fo cake.

Solving problems is a piece fo cake.
the exam was a piece of cake.
the exam was easy.
Solving math problems is a piece of cake.

FOOD IDIOMS
 The apple of my eyes:
someone you love very very much
THE MOST SPECIAL PERSON FOR ME

John has only one daughter. She is

the apple of his eyes.
MY GODDAUGHTER IS THE APPLE OF MY EYES.
MY SON IS THE APPLE OF MY EYES. HE IS 6 YEARS OLD.
MY MOM IS THE APPLE OF MY EYES.
MY MOM AND MY NEPHEW ARE THE APPLE OF MY EYES.
MY NEPHEW IS 4 YEARS OLD. ---

Who is the apple of your eyes?

MY BROTHER IS A SMART COOKIE. A VERY INTELLIGENT PERSON
MY OLDER SISTER IS A SMART COOKIE.
SHE IS A TEACHER AND SHE TEACHES COMMUNICATION
AND SPANISH LITERATURE.
A smart cookie:
MY SIBLINGS ARE SMART COOKIES.
Henry finished his PhD at 30 years
MY BROTHER BECAUSE HE FINISHED HIS CAREER ON TIME
AND WITH GOOD SCORES/GRADES.
MY SISTER FOR THE SAME REASON
old. He was always a smart cookie.
I HAVE 3 SIBLINGS AND ON MY FATHER'S SIDE, I HAVE 2
OTHER SIBLINGS. ---
I HAVE 3 SIBLINGS AND 2 HALF-SIBLINGS.
MY SISTER IS A VERY SMART COOKIE.
SHE STUDIES CIVIL ENGINEERING AND SHE HAS VERY
Who is a smart cookie in your
GOOD SCORES/GRADES. family or friends?
SHE IS VERY GOOD AT .........
SHE IS VERY GOOD AT SOLVING PROBLEMS.
 A STRONG PERSON
MY MOM IS A TOUGH COOKIE.
MY MOM IS A TOUGH COOKIE, mentally A tough cookie:
MY BROTHER-IN-LAW AND BROTHER ARE TOUGH COOKIES, /f/
PHYSICALLY.
MY PARENTS ARE TOUGH COOKIES.
Kate is such a tough cookie. She never
THEY ARE IN THEIR 50s.
lets any bad comments get to her.
AFFECT HER
in their 40s/in my 20s
---
Who is a tough cookie in your family or
friends?
ONE OF MY BROTHERS IS A COUCH POTATO.
HE WATCHES TV AND PLAYS ON THE COMPUTER. A VERY LAZY PERSON
NO ONE IS A COUCH POTATO IN MY FAMILY.
MY OLD CAT IS A COUCH POTATO. A couch potato:
Julian is a couch potato. He doesn’t help
his mom with the chores at all. He just
watches TV all day.
---
Who is a couch potato in your family or
friends?
MESSI IS THE BIG CHEESE OF FOOTBALL big cheese:
THE MOST IMPORTANT PERSON IN A COMPANY

Mr. Thomas himself is coming

today. The event needs to be
perfect for him. You know he’s
the big cheese of the
company.
---
Who is the big cheese in your
office / company?
 "cap" "ti"
Tasa Té
Not my cup of tea:
Watching movies is not my cup of
tea. I prefer to read books.

---

What is something that is not your

cup of tea?
 To have a bun in the oven:
Did you hear? Laura has a bun in
the oven. I’m so happy for her!
---
Do you know someone who has a
bun in the oven?
 To spill the beans:
I told Ana about the surprise party for Lucy,
but she spilled the beans. So now, Lucy
knows everything.
---
Do you usually spill the beans when
someone tells you a secret? Or Are you a
good secret keeper?
 To cry over spilled milk:
Your new iPhone is broken and you can’t
fix it. What are you going to do? Don’t
cry over spilled milk.
---
Do you cry over spilled milk in situations
you can’t control?
 A bad egg / apple:
Tommy is bullying other kids at school. If
he doesn’t change his behavior, he will
grow up to be a bad egg.
---
Have you met someone who is a bad egg
/ apple in your opinion?