The Apple of One’s Eye

Someone’s favorite
person

Renee, my wife, is the apple of

my eye.
 Baloney

Nonsense; foolish
or deceptive talk

Don’t listen to a word he says.

Everything out of his mouth is
baloney!
 To Cream Someone

To totally ‘beat’
someone in a game

USA Basketball usually creams

its opponents by 40 points.
 Fishy

Suspicious; not
right or honest

Our front door was open when we

got home. Something fishy was
going on.
 To Go Bananas

To go crazy

All of South Korea went bananas

during the 2002 World Cup.
 In a Pickle

In trouble; in
a difficult
situation

Gavin was in a pickle. After

filling his car with gas, he
couldn’t find the money to pay.
 A Lemon
Something that
doesn’t work,
usually a
machine or
electrical
appliance

My new Smart TV is a real lemon.

It has a terrible picture.
 Nuts

Very
crazy,
very
upset

My dog goes nuts every time I

come home.
 A Peach

A very nice person

When I was sick, Rachel visited

me, took care of my dog, and
made dinner. She’s such a peach.
 Peanuts

A very small amount

of money

Jason bought a used stereo on G-

Market for peanuts, and it
sounds amazing!
 A Piece of Cake

Something
that is
very easy
to do

Professor Arik’s tests are a

piece of cake!