BASIC SHAPES PRESENTATION

Food Idioms

Luana Sofia & Diamantino Quentro 9ºB

Description

• Food idioms are everyday expressions used in conversation, especially in English.

• These expressions make conversations more fun and diverse.

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Expressions

Sell like hot cakes

Piece of cake

Stepping on eggs

Have bigger fish to fry

Take the bacon home

Eating like a horse

Hard to crack nuts

Having a bun in the oven

Like two peas in a pod

Large cheese

Piece of cake- Pedaço de bolo

• This expression means "something that is easy or simple to do"

EX: -The math test was a piece of cake (very easy)-This task was a piece of cake (very easy for him)

Have bigger fish to fry- Tenha peixes maiores para fritar

• This expression means "having more important things to do"

EX: -I couldn't attend the meeting. I had bigger fish to fry.-She won't come. She has bigger fish to fry.

Take the bacon home- Levar o bacon para casa

• This expression means "to work and earn money, specifically to support a family or a household"

EX: -My husband brings home the bacon.-I don't bring home the bacon, but I do some of the housework.

Hard to crack nuts- Noz dura de partir

• This expression means "something that is difficult", sometimes referring to a person or a problem.

EX: -She's a tough nut to crack-It won't be easy to decide. This is a tough nut to crack.

Like two peas in a pod- Como duas ervilhas numa vagem

• This expression means "two very similar things, practically identical"

EX: -They're like two peas in a pod. -Everyone says that my sister and I are like two peas in a pod.

Sell like hot cakes- Vender como bolos quentes

• This expression means that it is "bought by many people"

EX: -The new Harry Potter books sold like hot cakes.

Stepping on eggs- Pisar em ovos

• This expression means "to be very careful not to upset or offend someone".

EX: -I've been walking on eggshells around my boyfriend.-David has been walking on eggshells with his boss all week.

Having a bun in the oven- Ter um pãozinho no forno

• This expression means "to be pregnant"

EX: -My sister just found out she had a bun in the oven.

Large cheese- Queijo grande

• This expression means "a very important person"

EX: -The boss is essential to the team.

Eating like a horse- Comer como um cavalo

• This expression means "to eat a large amount of food"

EX: -My husband eats like a horse.-Mr. Jones eats like a horse, doesn't he?