Food Idioms (lesson)

Food Idioms (lesson)

By Helen Pishchana

apple of one's eye​

​a person that is adored by someone

Baby Jessica is the apple of her father's eye.

I don't want my little brother hanging around with the bad eggs on the street.​

​a person who is often in trouble

​I don't think Jan will come to the bar because she has a bun in the oven.

be pregnant

​(have a) bun in the oven bad egg

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Just explain the bread and butter of your report. You don't have to go into details.

​necessities, the main thing

I thought I was just going to interview the secretary, but they let me talk to the big cheese himself.

very important person (VIP)

big cheese bread and butter

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​person with red or orange hair

​very relaxed