Food Idioms

"a lemon"

• good working

• reliable

• broken, not working

• fixed

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5A

"the apple of my eye"

• not like

• favorite, like the most

• bad tasting

• fruit

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

"baloney"

• a lie, not true

• truthful

• court

• compliment

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

"cup of joe"

• tea

• soda

• coffee

• a guy named Joe

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

"fishy"

• suspicious, not sure of

• like a lot

• salmon

• smelly

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

"to go bananas"

• calm

• peaceful

• to scream or act crazy

• sad

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

"in a pickle"

• deli

• tasty

• in trouble or have a problem

• happy

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

"drive me nuts"

• to frustrate, anger, annoy

• smart

• to help

• calm and peaceful

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

"spill the beans"

• keep a secret

• a mystery

• tell a secret

• tasty

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

"a piece of cake"

• difficult

• hard

• easy

• lazy

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B