Food idioms

When something is going very quickly.

• Selling like hotcakes

• Taking candy from a baby

• Smart cookie

• Easy as pie

Something is very bad or useless.

• Selling like hotcakes

• It's a lemon

• A fine kettle of fish

• To butter (someone) up

When someone is sneaky or unfair.

• To cost peanuts

• It's a lemon

• Taking candy from a baby

• The best thing since sliced bread

Not hard to do; simple.

• (Their) goose is cooked

• Taking candy from a baby

• Smart cookie

• Easy as pie

When something is extremely good.

• The best thing since sliced bread

• To butter (someone) up

• Selling like hotcakes

• It's a lemon

A really bad situation.

• To cost peanuts

• A fine kettle of fish

• (Their) goose is cooked

• The best thing since sliced bread

A clever or intelligent person.

• A fine kettle of fish

• Taking candy from a baby

• Smart cookie

• Easy as pie

Something is very cheap.

• To butter (someone) up

• To cost peanuts

• It's a lemon

• A fine kettle of fish

To say something nice to get something in return.

• To butter (someone) up

• Smart cookie

• Selling like hotcakes

• (Their) goose is cooked

Someone makes a mistake and it is discovered.

• Easy as pie

• To cost peanuts

• The beast thing since sliced bread

• (Their) goose is cooked