Đề Xuất 5/2022 # 81 Examples Of Food Idioms Explained # Top Like

Idioms are words or phrases that have a different meaning than the literal meaning of the word or words. There are many examples of food idioms that are commonly used in the English language. They are not only fun to use but are sure to get your point across creatively in conversation.

Everyone loves food, and can relate to foodie phrases, but remember that food idioms do not literally mean what they say. For example, if you say someone is a “bad apple” this implies that the person is a negative influence on others or is troublesome in nature.

There are endless idioms connected with food. The following are some popular expssions followed by the explanation and example sentence.

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• Bad egg – Bad or undesirable person.

  He was a bad egg and always got in trouble for doing naughty things.

• Egg on – To encourage or dare someone to do something.

  He would never have gone into the dark cave if his friends didn’t egg him on.

• Have egg on your face – Be embarrassed.

  When no one laughed at the lame joke, she had egg on her face and quickly left the room.

• Walk on eggshells – Be cautious about words and actions.

  The boss was in a mood and we were walking on eggshells all day.

• Fine kettle of fish – A mess or difficult situation.

  This is a fine kettle of fish. I thought I paid the electric bill but now the power has been turned off.

• Have bigger fish to fry – Have more important things to do.

  I can’t worry about her problems since I have bigger fish to fry.

• Packed in like sardines – Crowded.

  The venue was so crowded, we were all packed in like sardines and couldn’t move.

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• Full of beans – Feel energetic.

  She is full of beans from the moment she gets up to the time she goes to sleep.

• Not know beans about – Unfamiliar or ignorant.

  I admit that I do not know beans about doing taxes.

• Not worth a hill of beans – Not valuable.

  His idea was not worth a hill of beans and was quickly rejected.

• Spill the beans – Tell a secret.

  She kept asking me to spill the beans but I didn’t want anyone to know I was pgnant yet.

As you can see, there are a lot of idioms that pertain to food in English-we do love to eat!-and they are a great way to get your point across in a humorous yet direct way. Using a food idiom is quite common in English and can be seen in daily conversation.