In one of my previous blog entries; I mentioned some flowery idiomatic expressions. It seems like I'm not done with idioms yet. How about another category? Fruits. Mmm, yummy, huh? All righty, then. Let's get to work. It'll be fun and fruity!
apples and oranges: (of two people or things) fundamentally different
Comparing the average salary of a worker and a manager is like trying to compare apples and oranges.
not give (or care ) a fig: not have the slightest concern about
Carl didn't give a fig for Jill's comfort.
go bananas: go crazy; become extremely angry/excited:
He went bananas when I said I was going to quit my job.
plum: a highly desirable accomplishment
Her plum for getting elected was a new office.
lemon: a defective item esp. a car
That sleazy car salesman sold me a lemon.
sour grapes: a negative attitude in which someone adopts to something 'cause they can't have it themselves
They dismissed many of the complaints as sour grapes.
a bowl of cherries: [ usu. with negative ] an enjoyable situation
Being in the band isn't a bowl of cherries.
All done! Time for a little reward. Let's dig in!
Dibs on the strawberries! ;)
Comments
Thank you, dear ⓔⓡⓩⓐ! What a healthy reward!
The thing is writing this blog wasn't a bowl of cherries. --> Finding the pics was a pain in the neck.
Third time's the charm, you know? Hee hee!
Aha A738a, flowers, cakes, fruits, what's next? :D :D
Good job, thanks for inform us with all these idioms, they are all useful. :))
Dear Onee-chan, I thought the last one might be misleading, therefore, I decided to provide some examples.
Thanks! Same here. =]
Now I understand very well.
Have a nice weekend, Aseventrieighta! ^^
Dear setareh,
'course you can! Thanks for sharing your appley idioms. =]
Dear Nimzaf!
Have some fruit salad, instead. It's environmentally friendly! You can eat the bowl too! Ha!
Anytime, dear SNR. Have fun!
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