Food idioms

It was a recipe for disaster!

• an unrealistic idea

• a badly prepared meal

• a situation with a negative outcome

They cooked ______ a story about how it would benefit everyone in the long-run.

• UP

• OUT

• WITH

"He knows we know he's guilty and we want him to worry or suffer until we confront him!"

• Let's let him BAKE for a while, then see what he has to say!

• Let's let him ROAST for a while, then see what he has to say!

• Let's let him STEW for a while, then see what he has to say!

You're going to have to ______ Susan if you want any answers about where the money has gone.

• toast

• grill

• roast

The new government has come up with a half-_______ scheme that claims to tackle the current housing crisis.

• baked

• fried

• cooked

Here are some fun ways to help ______ up your work environment.

• salt

• season

• spice

The current government seems to have been taken over by numerous _______ characters with some questionable values.

• salty

• unsavoury

• spicy

Things have _______ sour since the new management took over and people are leaving.

• turned

• become

• been

The former prime minister has frequently been the subject of some ________ gossip regarding his private life.

• fruity

• juicy

• spicy

You'll have to ________ them up a bit before they'll agree.

• butter

• oil

• flour