Can you name the food which is a part of these idiomatic expressions and/or sayings?
A) Try to guess the meaning of them.
B) Use them in sentences while you're at it, okay?
For example:
a piece of cake
something easily achieved: I never said that teaching her would be a piece of cake.
Here we go.
1. it's no use crying over spilt (or spilled )...........
2. bring home the...........
3. like taking............from a baby
4. have other (or bigger ).......... to fry
5. from...........to nuts
6. too many cooks spoil the............
7. it's the greatest thing since the sliced............
8. You can't make an..........without breaking a few eggs
9. as cool as a...........
10. spill the...........
The clock is ticking...
Comments
Hi, dear Elen. Next time it is then. Happy learning!
Hello A738a! Unfortunately I don't have time to think of these idioms, so I just read the comments. Nice blog, I hope next time I can participate :)
Anytime, dear Onee-chan.
My pleasure, dear Adaline. Have a great day, sweetie.
Take care
"Idioms and phrasal verbs make my head spin"...haishhh. :D
Thank you, dearest Aseven. ;)
Dear A738a, I would like to say, Thank you for all the corrections. I note it down.
I really appreciate it sweet heart.
Dearest Onee-chan,
Thanks for your kind words. Idioms make your head spin. Really? You mean like this? Ha ha!
BIG HUG!
1) Milk
2)Bacon
3)Candy
4) Fish
5) Soup
6) Broth.
7) Bread
8) Omelette
9) Ice --> cucumber. Gotcha!
10) Beans.
So close. Good job, abiba.
1.When we walked to the party, While we were walking... suddenly a car splash the rain water on all of us. Reena was so upset and she was mourning and complaining. I told her,"' it's no use crying over spilt milk', lets gets some wipes and clean ourselves."
2.After the sudden death of her husband, Sara decided to go to work because she needed/ had to to 'bring home the bacon'
3.My elderly mother is an easy target for door to door (selling people) salesmen, she is like' taking candy from a baby'
4.The pastor at the Church has been giving long preaching for hours. John says, "I hope he will make it quick short, because 'we all have other fish to fry'."
5.Grandma is in the mood today for to telling us everything (no space) about her 60 years of married life' from the soup to nuts'
6.The Scout girls in all the classes are planning to do different activities for this summer, S so the Principal told the girls (them), "'Too many cooks spoil the broth', please work together!"
7. The way Sowmya explained about her daughter in law; I think it is 'the best thing since she slice bread'
8. Tom's family decided to leave the country for a better life, Tom (he) was so upset, S so Dad told him, "' You can't make omelet with out braking eggs'. You should sacrifice a little bit."
9.The minister sat was cool as a cucumber for the interview about his corruption
10.Dilara told me a secret, I promised her don't worry that I won't spill ed the beans
Thank you!
Well done, dear.
1/ Milk
6/ Food --> broth
9/ Ice --> cucumber
Thanks, Evangelina! :-)
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