Food Idioms

Here are some idioms related to food and their explanations. Read them and do the test below.

Not my cup of tea – Something I do not like.

Piece of cake – Something very easy to do.

Big cheese – An important or powerful person.

Bread and butter – The main way someone earns money or the most essential part of something.

Have your cake and eat it too – Want two good things at the same time when it is not possible.

Butterfingers – A person who often drops things.

Use your noodle – Think carefully; use your brain.

To be nuts about something – To like something very much, to be crazy about something.

To be a chicken – To be afraid to do something.

To be full of beans – To have a lot of energy.

Couch potato – A person who watches a lot of TV and does not exercise much.

To be in the soup – To be in trouble.

To bring home the bacon – To earn money for the family.

Spill the beans – Tell a secret.

In a nutshell – In a very short way; briefly.

The New Job

Anna started a new job at a small company last month. She was nervous on the first day because the big cheese, Mr. Taylor, was visiting the office. Everyone wanted to make a good impression.

At first, Anna thought the work would be very difficult. But after a few days, she realized that many tasks were a piece of cake. Writing reports quickly became her bread and butter.

Anna’s friend Mark also works in the office. He is nuts about technology and always talks about new computers and phones. Sometimes he tells too many secrets. One day he almost spilled the beans about a surprise birthday party for their boss.

Another colleague, Ben, is a real couch potato. He always talks about watching TV all weekend. Anna is very different. She is full of beans and likes going running after work.

In a nutshell, Anna enjoys her new job and likes her coworkers very much.