Food Idioms
Idioms built around cake, beans, apples, potatoes, bread, eggs, pie, and other food images.
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Spill the beans
Reveal a secret or disclose information prematurely.
Apple of my eye
Someone cherished above others.
Eat humble pie
Admit error and apologize.
Apples and oranges
Two things that are fundamentally different and not directly comparable.
Butter up
Flatter someone to gain favor.
Pay the piper
Face the consequences.
Bring home the bacon
Earn a living or deliver the results your family or team depends on.
Don't count your chickens
Don't assume success until it actually happens.
Easy as pie
Very easy to do.
Piece of cake
Something that is very easy to do, especially compared with what was expected.
Spill the tea
Share juicy gossip.
Pot calling the kettle black
Accusing someone of a fault you share yourself.
Pour salt on the wound
Make someone feel worse after they are already hurt.
Bread and butter
The basic essentials or main source of income.
Have egg on your face
Feel embarrassed after a mistake.
Apple don't fall far from the tree
Children often resemble their parents.
Pick up the pieces
Recover after a setback.
Walk on eggshells
Act very cautiously to avoid upsetting someone.
A spoonful of sugar
Something pleasant that makes a difficult task easier.
Couch potato
Someone who spends excessive time watching television.
Cut the cake
Celebrate completion or share success.
Get your ducks in a row
Organize things before acting.
Salt in the wound
Make someone's misery worse.
Bad apple
A single person who can spoil the reputation of a whole group.
Apples to apples
A fair comparison between similar things.
Born with a silver spoon
Born into privilege.
Flutter by
Pass by quickly and lightly.
Piece of the pie
A share of something valuable.
A finger in every pie
Involved in many activities to exert influence.
A hot potato
A controversial issue no one wants to deal with.
Hard-boiled
Tough and unsentimental.
Take the cake
Be the most remarkable or outrageous.
Rub salt in the wound
Make someone's hurt worse.
Salt of the earth
A person with solid moral character.
Put all your eggs in one basket
Rely on a single plan or resource.
Born with a silver spoon
Born into wealth and privilege.
You can't have your cake and eat it too
You cannot keep something while also using it.
On the fritz
Not working properly.
Curveball
An unexpected challenge or piece of news.
Apple doesn't fall far from the tree
Children often resemble their parents, either in looks or behavior.
You can't make an omelet without breaking eggs
Some disruption is required to achieve a difficult goal.
Take it with a grain of salt
Consider something with skepticism.
Back to the salt mines
Return to tedious work.
Cheap as chips
Very inexpensive.
Teach your granny to suck eggs
Do not lecture someone more experienced.
Say your piece
Speak your mind completely.
A whole different kettle of fish
A separate matter from what was previously discussed.
Salt the earth
Leave nothing profitable behind in defeat or withdrawal.
As sure as eggs is eggs
Absolutely certain.
Chew the fat
Engage in friendly, informal conversation.
Busy as a one-legged man in a butt-kicking contest
Extremely busy or struggling to keep up with hectic demands.
Walking on eggshells
Being overly cautious to avoid upsetting someone.
Flat as a pancake
Completely flat.
Freak out
React in panic or horror.
A pretty kettle of fish
An awkward or messy situation.