Food, food o glorious food...
Look at these idioms that you can learn
I do not know about you, but I love to eat, so it is only fitting to end the lesson on idioms on a few containing different foods.
Do not forget that idioms are not literal, but a figurative phrase that means something different.
Lets look at a few idioms that you can learn and then use in the correct context
Spice things up
If you make something more exciting that what it is - They spice up their relationship by having a date night once a week.
A piece of cake
If you have to do something which is very easy - I have a project due but it will be a piece of cake to finish.
Cool as a cucumber
If you are feeling relaxed and sure of yourself - My friends were nervous about the test, but I was as cool as a cucumber.
Bring home the bacon
In the olden days it use to be the dad who went out to work and bring home the money, now it can be either or both - My dad works very hard and he brings home the bacon every month.
Being in hot water
If you have done something wrong and you are in trouble because of it - I failed my test and now I am in hot water with my teacher.
Compare apples and oranges
You cannot compare two things that are different from one another, If someone asks you what is the best to do, sing or dance, you can say it is difficult to say because you cannot compare apples to oranges. It is two different activities.
Not my cup of tea
If you do not enjoy something or like a person, you can say something like Dancing is really not my cup of tea. You do not like it.
Eat like a bird and eat like a horse
These two idioms are opposites from one another. The first one means you eat very little and the second one means you have a healthy appetite.
There are many more idioms that you can use in your daily life. Do research and find a few - practice to say it out loud and make sure you understand the meaning of each one.
I is also very interesting to know where idioms originally started.