Food Idioms
Food Idioms idiom meaning example sentence apple of one's eye a person that is adored by someone Baby Jessica is the apple of her father's eye . (have a) bun in the oven be pregnant I don't think Jan will come to the bar because she has a bun in the oven . bad egg a person who is often in trouble I don't want my little brother hanging around with the bad eggs on the street. big cheese very important person (VIP) I thought I was just going to interview the secretary, but they let me talk to the big cheese himself. bread and butter necessities, the main thing Just explain the bread and butter of your report. You don't have to go into details. bring home the bacon earn the income My husband has had to bring home the bacon ever since I broke my leg. butter someone up be extra nice to someone (usually for selfish reasons) We'll have to butter Angie up before we tell her the news about the broken va...