Food idioms

I'm really happy working here, and it will be an added bonus if we win this lawsuit today.

• the icing on the cake

• cake

• the cherry on the cake

• the top of the cake

If I were you, I'd be careful about believing everything he says. I'd believe only part of it.

• take it as an olive

• take it with a grain of salt

• take it with a pinch of salt

• take it as a seed

Mobile phones are often thought to be excellent devices, but to me they're just another expensive gadget.

• the best thing since cookies

• the best thing since carrot cake

• the best thing since sliced bread

• the best thing since canned peas

We're talking about a woman who brought up six children on her own - she's _______________________.

• a hard toast

• a great turkey

• a tough cookie

• as flat as a pancake.

We know the bankers are already _____________________________ with their unfair bonuses.

• rididing a cherry train

• riding a gravy train

• riding a turkey train

• riding a tomato train

C'mon Janice, tell us everything. Spill_______

• the peas

• the rice

• the beans

• the corn

John wanted to have a serious conversation, but Jane just wanted to joke around.

• to talk fish

• to talk chicken

• to talk turkey

• to talk steak

They made a really poor job. They made______

• a real dog's job

• a real pig's job

• a real chicken's job

• a real cat's job

The girls are so similar. They are like_______.

• two beans in the pod

• two grains in the pot

• two peas in the pod

• two chicks in the coop.

They met up once a year to have a long conversation about the old days.

• to chew some fat

• to chew some bacon

• to chew some gum

• to chew some steak