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Idioms with kitchenware

1. Life is just a bowl of cherries

Meaning:Life is very pleasant.

Ex: Now that I have been promoted to manager, life is just a bowl of cherries.

2. Have too much on one's plate

Meaning: a lot to do, to be too busy

Ex: As I have become a manager in this company now, I just have too much on my plate.

3. Fork something out (to someone)

Meaning: to pay, especially with hesitation

Ex: My mom is not ready to fork out a few dollars for my trip.

4. See the glass half full

Meaning: to view the situation optimistically, hopefully

Ex: Even with this lost in my business; I see the glass half full for the future.

5. See the glass half empty

Meaning: to view the situation pessimistically

Ex: Things have been disappointing for me with the new policy of this company and I see the glass half empty.

6. Have one in the oven

Meaning: to be pregnant

Ex: She has twins in the oven and it's due next month.

7. Have a memory like a sieve

Meaning: forget things easily

Ex:You know well that her memory is like a sieve, how can you expect her to do such a difficult job to remember all the list of products?

8.A watched pot never boils

Meaning:Time feels longer when you're waiting for something to happen

Ex: It will take time to remove all the viruses from your computer. Don't be impatient, a watched pot never boils.

9. The pot calling the kettle black

Meaning: to say something about someone else could equally apply to them.

Ex: Don't feel bad about children's mistakes; you were a child too once, it's like a pot calling the kettle black.

10. Born with a silver spoon in one's mouth

Meaning: Born into a wealthy family

Ex: I cannot buy that expensive necklace because I was not born with a silver spoon in my mouth.

11. Go under the knife

Meaning: To have a medical operation

Ex: If necessary, you must go under the knife for your heart problem.

12. Out of the frying pan into the fire

Meaning- Going from bad situation to worse

Ex: She lost her husband a few months ago. She went out of the frying pan into the fire when she also lost her son.

13. Not one's cup of tea

Meaning- Something one dislikes

Ex: You play football very well but it's not my cup of tea.

Use the above idioms in the following exercise. Make the necessary changes where it is required.

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