Food idioms
Idiomy związane z jedzeniem
English has many expressions, fixed phrases, and idioms related to food.
Below are some useful and frequently used food-related idioms.
W języku angielsku istnieje wiele wyrażeń, utartych zwrotów oraz idiomów nawiązujących do produktów spożywczych.
Poniżej kilka przydatnych i dość często stosowanych idiomów związanych z jedzeniem.
IDIOMS, IDIOMY:
(be) the apple of sb’s eye = the person who someone loves most and is very proud of (oczko w głowie, być czyimś oczkiem w głowie)
bread and butter (n.) = a job or activity that provides you with the money you need to live (chleb powszedni, główne źródło utrzymania)
bread-and-butter (adj.) = basic and relating directly to most people’s needs and interests (podstawowy, przyziemny, zwykły)
cry over spilt milk = to feel sorry or sad about something that has already happened; used to emphasise that this is not helpful (płakać nad rozlanym mlekiem)
bring home the bacon = to earn money for a family to live on ( zarabiać na chleb)
cool as a cucumber = very calm or very calmly, especially when this is surprising (opanowany, nieporuszony)
(be) full of beans = to have a lot of energy and enthusiasm (pełen energii, werwy, animuszu)
spill the beans = to tell people secret information (wygadać się, puścić parę z ust, wyjawić sekret)
(have) egg on one’s face = look stupid or feel embarrassed because of something that you have done (być zawstydzonym/zażenowanym; wychodzić na durnia/głupka)
put all one’s eggs in one basket = to depend for your success on a single person or plan of action (stawiać wszystko na jedną kartę)
hard/tough nut to crack = a problem that is very difficult to solve or a person who is very difficult to understand (twardy orzech do zgryzienia)
icing on the cake = something that makes a good situation even better (wisienka na torcie)
like two peas in a pod = very similar, almost identitical especially in appearance (jak dwie krople wody)
couch potato = a person who watches a lot of television and does not have an active lifestyle (leniuch, kanapowiec)
have bigger/ other fish to fry = to have something more important to do (mieć ważniejsze sprawy do załatwienia, mieć inne rzeczy na głowie)
take something with a pinch of salt = to not completely believe something that you are told, because you think it is unlikely to be true (traktować coś z przymrużeniem oka, przyjmować coś z rezerwą)
(be) in hot water = to be in or get into a difficult situation in which you are in danger of being criticised or punished (mieć kłopoty, być w tarapatach)
go bananas = to become extremely angry or excited (oszaleć, zbzikować; wciec się, zdenerwować)
big cheese = an important person in a company or an organisation with a lot of influence (szycha, gruba ryba)
sell like hot cakes = to be bought quickly and in large numbers (sprzedawać się jak świeże bułeczki)
big fish in a small/little pond = someone who has a lot of influence only over a small area (osoba mająca wpływy na niewielkim obszarze; ktoś kto odniósł sukces w rzadkiej dziedzinie)
hot potato = a problem, situation, etc. that is difficult to deal with and causes a lot of disagreement (draźliwy temat, trudny temat, kłopotliwy problem)
(be) in a pickle = to be in a difficult situation (być w opałach, być w tarapatach; wpaść jak śliwka w kompot)
(not) one’s cup of tea = If something is not your cup of tea, it is not the type of thing that you like ( czyjaś bajka )
food for thought = something worth thinking seriously about (coś do przemyślenia, coś co skłania do refleksji)
EXERCISE
Fill in the gaps with a word related to food.
Uzupełnij luki wyrazem związanym z jedzeniem.
After university he became a big__________ in a foreign corporation.
Thank you for inviting me, but dancing isn’t my cup of _______ .
Your father will go ____________ when he sees what you’ve done with his new car.
I like his lectures as they always give me so much ___________for thought.
Don’t believe everything he says but rather take it with a pinch of ___________.
The new model of this smartphone is selling like hot___________. It’s almost sold out.
I would rather travel the world when I retire instead of becoming a couch ______________ .
It’s no use crying over spilt _____________ as nothing can be done to change his decision.
Despite her old age, she is still full of __________.
My sister’s twins look like two __________ in a pod, it’s hard to tell the difference between them.
In a typical family it’s usually the man who brings home the __________.
Her little daughter is the ____________of her eye,
He said he couldn’t help me as he had other __________ to fry that day.
This issue is a really hard _________ to crack so I need to ask someone for extra support.
She is usually as cool as a ____________ even in a stressful situation.
If I don’t finish this project on time, I will be in hot __________.
What I told you yesterday is still a secret so please don’t spill the __________.
If I were you, I would’t put all my ____________ in one basket but would rather look for another opportunity.
She won most national competitions in the past season but the icing on the _________ was when she became the world champion during an international event.
I do a lot of photography, but teaching is my ________ and _________.