Food idioms

I thought I was just going to interview the secretary, but they let me talk to the big cheese himself.
= very important person (VIP)

Please tell me the bread and butter of your report. Don’t go into details.
= necessities, the main thing

Rick wants to be rich but he doesn’t want to work. He wants to have his cake and eat it too.
= want more than your fair
share or need

He had the ball, but he dropped it! What a butterfingers!
= somebody who often drops things

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

We invited the cream of the crop to entertain us at the Christmas party.
= the best

Opera isn't exactly my cup of tea.
= something you enjoy
(usually used negatively)

You're going to have to really use your noodle on this crossword puzzle. It's very difficult!
= use your brain

I'm nuts about classical music these days.
= like a lot

Harry has been out to lunch ever since he lost his job.
= crazy or mad

Your daughter is one smart cookie. She reads much higher than her grade level.
= a very intelligent person

Don’t worry! This test is piece of cake. I finished it in twenty minutes.
= easy, simple

That second-hand car I bought was a real lemon. It broke down a week after I bought it.
= to buy something
useless or defective

Fred will never ask Lucy for a date. He is a chicken.
= a cowardly person

They couldn't get to sleep because they were full of beans.
= to have lots of energy

He never phoned his mother. He was a bad egg.
= а person who cannot
be trusted

She should get out more, she's turning into a real couch potato.
= someone who just sits
on the couch watching TV

When Harry lost his job, he was really in the soup.
= to be in serious trouble