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Food Idioms - Beginner

Learn five idioms about food used in common conversation.

Not my cup of Tea

A: How was the circus?
B: It was alright, I guess.
A: Really? I heard it was really good.
B: Maybe for some people. It just was not my cup of tea.

Piece of Cake

A: How was the test?
B: It was a piece of cake.
A: Really, I heard it was hard.
B: No, it was super easy.

Apples and Oranges

A: So how does you new job compare to your last job?
B: Totally different! It’s apples and oranges.
A: Oh, really? Which do you prefer?
B: Hard to say. Both have good and bad points.
A: I see.

Easy as Pie

A: So, what is your job?
B: I maintain the servers.
A: That sounds complicated.
B: It might, but it’s actually easy as pie.
A: For you maybe! Not for normal people.

Bread and Butter

A: So, what do you do for a living?
B: Well, I want to be an actress.
A: Oh, that is so interesting.
B: But, I don’t get much work.
A: Oh, then how do you get by?
B: I wait tables. That’s my bread and butter.
A: Well, anything to pay the bills.

Learn Idioms from the Lesson

Not my cup of tea

Not something I enjoy, not my preference

Piece of cake

Very easy to do

Apples and oranges

Very different

Easy as pie

Very easy to do

Bread and butter

Main source of income

 

Answer these questions about the interview.

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