She'll go bananas

if she sees the

room in this

state.

the apple of ones eye-a person that is adored by someonebread and butter - necessities, the main thing

bad egg - a person who is often in trouble

be full of beans - to have a lot of energy and enthusiasm

one smart cookie - a very intelligent person

hot potato - a controversial or difficult subject

cry over spilled milk get upset over something that has happened and cannot be changed

use your noodle use your brain

pinch of salt to not completely believe smth

mutton dressed as a lamb woman who is dressed in a style that is more suitable for a much younger womanlike chalk and cheese - completely different from each other

know your onions - know a lot about a particular subjectland in the soup - be in serious trouble

eat crow- admit one is mistaken or defeated, take back a mistaken statement

small fry / small beer = something or someone unimportantgo pear-shaped go terribly wrong

go bananas - become very angry

hit the sauce - consume alcoholic beverages in an uncontrollable manner

spill the beans - to tell people secret information

hard nut to crack person or situation difficult to deal with

polish the apple - try to win favor through flattery

cream of the crop - the best of all

carrot and stick - reward and punishment used as persuasive measures

in a nutshell in a few words

pie in the sky - predictions or promises which are unlikely to be fulfilled

in a fair/pretty pickle - in a mess; in a difficult or unpleasant situation

well-oiled - drunk

Baby Jane is the apple of her fathers eye!

Just explain the bread and butter of your report. You don't have to go into details.

I thought I was just going to interview the secretary, but they let me talk to the big cheese himself.

I don't want my little brother to hang around with the bad eggs on

the street.

I thought I was afraid of flying, but I was cool as a cucumber all the way to England.

Opera is not exactly

my cup of tea.

The kids were

full of beans after the circus.

The mirror is broken and we can't fix it. There's no need to cry over spilled milk.

Choosing a location for our new store is a hot potato right now.

Your daughter is one smart cookie. She reads much higher than her grade level.

You're going to have to really use your noodle on this crossword puzzle. It's an extra difficult one.

He landed her in the

soup, when he told

the policeman

she had been

drinking.

She's over fifty and should really stop wearing mini skirts if she doesn't want to look like mutton dressed as lamb.

I'm not surprised they're getting divorced,

Take Mandy's advice with a pinch of salt. she tends to exaggerate, sometimes embellishing stories so much that they're almost completely untrue.

When it comes to computers he really knows his onions.

they were always chalk and cheese!

Sam is very shy. If a girl starts talking to him, he will go as red as a beet.

Sales last year

are small beer

compared

to now

we're doing

really well.

I was forced to eat crow and had to apologize for the mistake that I made about the restructuring of our company.

The commuters were packed in like sardines in the old bus.

You can tell they're brothers at a glance - they're like two peas in a pod.

We'd arranged to be in France that weekend but it all went pear-shaped.

she has begun to hit the sauce since her husband lost his job.

He is the one who caused the problem for himself and is now being forced to stew in his own juice.

Joe's

blond

and Rosie,

his sister,

is a

carrot-top.

She quit the job because of some small problems but she has jumped out of the frying pan and into the fire because now her problems are much worse.

My Mum is a great cook and every time I see her cooking, it makes my mouth water.

Please dont spill the beans about my plans, I dont want anyone to find out.

He is a very serious person and is a very hard nut to crack.

We went to the meeting and they told us in a nutshell what would be happening to everyone next year.

It was a piece

of cake. I had everything

done before

lunch.

Nobody likes her because she is always trying to polish the apple with her teacher.

The government took a carrot and stick approach to the people who were illegally protesting against the construction of the dam.

The company is well-known as a good place to work and is always able to hire the cream of the crop of university graduates.

He was so well-oiled yesterday that he couldnt stand up!

You'd be in a fine/pretty pickle if John weren't around to help you with the accounts.

When he says the stock market is sure to recover by the end of the year, that's clearly pie in the sky.