Food idioms -2

A few weeks ago, you had the opportunity to learn some food idioms, but in case you haven't had your fill yet, here you have some more:

Exercise

Complete the following idioms with one of the following words: 
bacon, butter, butterfingers, cake, cheese, peach, onions, pie, potato, soup:

1.- You should get out more and watch less TV, you're turning into a real couch ........

2.- Except for a bit of ........ fuzz, the baby was born bald.
3.- When it comes to computers, he really knows his ........
4.- No one ever thought she was so naughty; she always looked as if .......... wouldn't melt in her mouth.
5.- My wife has had to bring home the ...... ever since I broke my leg.
6.- He's in the .......... It's the third time this month he's been caught exceeding the speed limit.
7.- The goalkeeper had the ball, but he dropped it. What a ........he is!
8.- Simon wants to have his .......... and eat it too. He won't marry me, but he doesn't want me to date anyone else.
9.- He was a very influential man; he seemed to have a finger in every ........
10. I thought I was just going to interview the secretary, but they let me talk to the big ........ himself.

KEY

1.- potato; 2.- peach; 3.- onions; 4.- butter; 5.- wife; 6.- soup; 7.- butterfingers; 8.- cake; 9.- pie; 10.- cheese.

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Food Idioms

FOOD IDIOMS

Exercise

Complete the following idioms with one of the following words: milk, egg, bread, carrot, salt, biscuit, cherry, potato, peas, jam

           

      1.         After their team lost the match 5-0, the fans were left with..........on their face.

      2.         You really take the ...............for making a fool of yourself with women.

      3.         He was lucky – they let him have another bite at the ...............

      4.         He’s been unemployed for over two years, so it’s his wife who’s the ........... winner now.

      5.         The pay is good and what you have to do couldn’t be simpler - it’s  money   for .........

      6.             The mirror is broken and we can't fix it. There's no need to cry over spilled .................

      7.         He’s a liar- You should take whatever he says with a pinch of ................

      8.         The question of pensions is a hot ............. for both the unions and the government.

      9.         It’s really difficult to tell one from the other – they’re as like as two ...............

      10.        To get the best out of your workforce it’s probably better to use the .......... rather than the stick.

KEY

1-egg; 2-biscuit; 3-cherry, 4-bread; 5-jam; 6-milk; 7-salt, 8-potato, 9-peas; 10-carrot

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