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Food Idioms
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The "cream of the crop" means it is ___.
a. the worst
b. the best
Answer
b
To "egg on" means to ___.
a. encourage
b. discourage
Answer
a
If it's "just your cup of tea", it is ___.
a. perfect
b. all wrong
Answer
a
If you are "cool as a cucumber", you are ___.
a. panicked
b. calm
Answer
b
If you "have a finger in the pie", you are ___ in something.
a. involved
b. disinterested
Answer
a
"Use your noodle" means ___.
a. act
b. think
Answer
b
"In a nutshell" means ___.
a. concisely
b. it is finished
Answer
a
"In the soup" means ___.
a. in serious trouble
b. having a good time
Answer
a
"A hot potato" is a question which ___.
a. answers itself
b. is difficult to settle
Answer
b
If you "eat humble pie" you ___.
a. accept shame
b. are defensive
Answer
a
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Letitia Bradley
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Activities for ESL Students
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