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Idioms: food - English lesson

ENGLISH IDIOMS: FOOD

IDIOM 1: 'eat crow' (American English / British English : 'eat humble pie')
-> MEANING: admit one is mistaken or defeated, take back a mistaken statement
-> EXAMPLE: I was forced to eat crow and had to apologize for the mistake that I made about the restructuring of our company.

IDIOM 2: 'hot potato '
-> MEANING: a question or argument that is controversial and difficult to settle
-> EXAMPLE: The issue of building the nuclear power plant is a real hot potato for the local town council.

IDIOM 3: 'piece of cake'
-> MEANING: a task that is easily accomplished
-> EXAMPLE: It was a piece of cake. I had everything done before lunch this morning.

IDIOM 4: 'cool as a cucumber'
-> MEANING: calm, not nervous or anxious
-> EXAMPLE: He is always as cool as a cucumber and never worries about anything.

IDIOM 5: 'big cheese '
-> MEANING: an important person, a leader
-> EXAMPLE: He is a big cheese in his company so you should be very nice to him.

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1. 'Have you met the new ? He said he would change everything in the company!'

2. 'OK. I'm sorry. I was wrong. I must and tell Peter that he was right.'

3. 'This exercise is . Even my little sister could do it!'

4. 'Peter is always . He always solves his problems easily.'

5. 'Are you for or against the death penalty? It is a difficult problem. It has always been a '.

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