Идиомы о еде
Egg head – заучка/ботан
“Julian passed all of his exams. He is such an egg head!”
Big cheese – влиятельный человек
“Tony is the boss of the whole sales and marketing department. He is a big cheese.”
Couch potato – ленивый человек, проводящий много времени перед телевизором
“Hazel is such a couch potato. She just sits around all day watching television!”
Tough cookie – целенаправленный
“Robert ran the race even though he was injured. He is a real tough cookie!”
Top banana – лидер группы/ руководитель коллектива
“Silvia is the captain of the netball team. She is the top banana!”
Bad apple – вызывающий проблемы, трудный человек
“Mike is a real bad apple. He always causes trouble at work.”
Sour grapes – притворство отвращения к тому, чего не можешь иметь
“Barry said that Mike’s hat was silly. It’s just sour grapes!”
Lemon law – американский закон, который защищает покупателей неисправных машин
“Rachel bought a car that broke down straight away! Luckily she was protected by lemon law.”