与食物有关的谚语.docx
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与食物有关的谚语
Categories>Food
Asliceoffacutloafisnevermissed
Usedcolloquiallytodescribehavingsexualintercoursewithsomeonewhoisnotavirgin,especiallywhentheyareinarelationship.Theanalogyreferstoaloafofbread;itisnotreadilyapparent,oncetheendhasbeenremoved,exactlyhowmanysliceshavebeentaken.
('Younevermissaslicefromacutloaf'isalsoused.)
Aboutasusefulasachocolateteapot
Someoneorsomethingthatisofnopracticaluseisaboutasusefulasachocolateteapot.
Alikeastwopeas
Ifpeopleorthingsareasalikeastwopeas,theyareidentical.
AlltheteainChina
Ifsomeonewon'tdosomethingforalltheteainChina,theywon'tdoitnomatterhowmuchmoneytheyareoffered.
Allyoureggsinonebasket
Ifyouputallyoureggsinonebasket,youriskeverythingatonce,insteadoftryingtospreadtherisk.(Thisisoftenusedasanegativeimperative-'Don'tputallyoureggsinonebasket'.'Haveyoureggsinonebasket'isalsoused.)
Anappleadaykeepsthedoctoraway
Eatinghealthyfoodkeepsyouhealthy.
Appleofyoureye
Somethingor,moreoften,someonethatisveryspecialtoyouisthe'appleofyour'eye.
Ascoolasacucumber
Ifsomeoneisascoolasacucumber,theydon'tgetworriedbyanything.
Asmuchuseasachocolatefire-guard
Afire-guardisusedinfrontofafireplaceforsafety.Achocolatefire-guardisofnouse.Analternativeto'Asmuchuseasachocolateteapot'.
Asmuchuseasachocolateteapot
Somethingthatisasmuchuseasachocolateteapotisnotusefulatall.
Backtothesaltmine
Ifsomeonesaystheyhavetogobacktothesaltmine,theyhavetoreturntowork.
BadApple
Apersonwhoisbadandmakesotherbadisabadapple.
Badegg
Apersonwhocannotbetrustedisabadegg.Goodeggistheopposite.
Bananarepublic
Bananarepublicisatermusedforsmallcountriesthataredependentonasinglecroporresourceandgovernedbadlybyacorruptelite.
Bananaskin
(UK)Abananaskinissomethingthatisanembarrassmentorcausesproblems.
Bearfruit
Ifsomethingbearsfruit,itproducespositiveresults.
Bestthingsinceslicedbread
Ifsomethingisthebestthingsinceslicedbread,itisexcellent.('Thegreatestthingsinceslicedbread'isalsoused.)
BigApple
(USA)TheBigAppleisNewYork.
Bigcheese
Thebigcheeseistheboss.
Breadandbutter
Breadandbutterissuesareonesthataffectpeopledirectlyandinaveryimportantway.
Breadwinner
Usedtodescribethepersonthatearnsthemostmoney.Forexample-She'sthebreadwinnerinthefamily.
Bringhomethebacon
Apersonwhobringshomethebaconearnsthemoneythatafamilyliveon.
Bunintheoven
Ifawomanhasabunintheoven,sheispregnant.
Butterwouldn'tmeltintheirmouth
Ifsomeonelooksasifbutterwouldn'tmeltintheirmouth,theylookveryinnocent.
Cake'snotworththecandle
Ifsomeonesaysthatthecake'snotworththecandle,theymeanthattheresultwillnotbeworththeeffortputintoachieveit.
Can'tdoitfortoffee
Ifyoucan'tsosomethingfortoffee,youareincapableofdoingsomethingproperlyortoanysortofstandard.
Carrotandstick
Ifsomeoneoffersacarrotandstick,theyofferanincentivetodosomethingcombinedwiththethreatofpunishment.
Chalkandcheese
Things,orpeople,thatarelikechalkandcheeseareverydifferentandhavenothingincommon.
Cheapaschips
(UK)Ifsomethingisveryinexpensive,itisascheapaschips.
Cherrypick
Ifpeoplecherrypick,theychoosethingsthatsupporttheirposition,whileignoringthingsthatcontradictit.
Chewthecud
Ifyouchewthecud,youthinkcarefullyaboutsomething.
Chewthefat
Ifyouchewthefatwithsomeone,youtalkatleisurewiththem.
Cookthebooks
Ifpeoplecookthebooks,theykeepfalseaccountstomakemoneyillegallyoravoidpayingtax.
Cookupastorm
Ifsomeonecooksupastorm,theycauseabigfussorgeneratealotoftalkaboutsomething.
Couchpotato
AcouchpotatoisanextremelyidleorlazypersonwhochoosestospendmostoftheirleisuretimehorizontalinfrontoftheTVandeatsadietthatismainlyjunkfood.
Crackanutwithasledgehammer
Ifyouuseasledgehammertocrackanut,youapplytoomuchforcetoachievearesult.('Jackhammer'isalsoused.)
Creamofthecrop
Thecreamofthecropisthebestthereis.
Creamrisestothetop
Agoodpersonorideacannotgounnoticedforlong,justascreampouredincoffeeorteaeventuallyrisestothetop.
Crèmedelacrème
Thecrèmedelacrèmeistheverybestofsomething.
Curate'segg
(UK)Ifsomethingisabitofacurate'segg,itisonlygoodinparts.
Curryfavour
Ifpeopletrytocurryfavour,theytrytogetpeopletosupportthem.('Curryfavor'istheAmericanspelling.)
Cutthemustard
(UK)Ifsomebodyorsomethingdoesn'tcutthemustard,theyfailoritfailstoreachtherequiredstandard.
Differentkettleoffish
Ifsomethingisadifferentkettleoffish,itisverydifferentfromtheotherthingsreferenced.
Dineonashes
Isomeoneisdiningonashesheorsheisexcessivelyfocusingattentiononfailuresorregretsforpastactions.
Don'tcryoverspiltmilk
Whensomethingbadhappensandnothingcanbedonetohelpitpeoplesay,'Don'tcryoverspiltmilk'.
Droppedlikeahotcake
Ifsomethingisdroppedlikeahotcake,itisrejectedordisposedofveryquickly.
Ducksoup
(USA)Ifsomethingisducksoup,itisveryeasy.
Easyasbeans
Somethingthatissoeasythatanyonecandoitiseasyasbeans.
Easyaspie
Ifsomethingiseasyaspie,itisveryeasyindeed.
Easypeasy
(UK)Ifsomethingiseasypeasy,itisveryeasyindeed.('Easypeasy,lemonsqueezy'isalsoused.)
Eathumblepie
Ifsomeoneapologisesandshowsalotofcontritionforsomethingtheyhavedone,theyeathumblepie.
Eatsomeonealive
Ifyoueatsomeonealive,youdefeatorbeatthemcomprehensively.
Eggonyourface
Ifsomeonehaseggontheirface,theyaremadetolookfoolishorembarrassed.
Eyecandy
Whenapersonisveryattractive,theycanbedescribedaseyecandy-sweettolookat!
Fallofftheturniptruck
(USA)Ifsomeonehasjustfallenofftheturniptruck,theyareuninformed,naiveandgullible.(Oftenusedinthenegative)
Finewordsbutternoparsnips
Thisidiommeansthatit'seasytotalk,buttalkisnotaction.
Fingerinthepie
Ifyouhaveafingerinthepie,youhaveaninterestinsomething.
Flatasapancake
Itissoflatthatitislikeapancake-thereisnoheadonthatbeeritisasflatasapancake.
Foodforthought
Ifsomethingisfoodforthought,itisworththinkingaboutorconsideringseriously.
Forbiddenfruit
Somethingenjoyablethatisillegalorimmoralisforbiddenfruit.
Fromsouptonuts
Ifyoudosomethingfromsouptonuts,youdoitfromthebeginningrighttotheveryend.
Fullofbeans
Ifsomeone'sfullofbeans,theyareveryenergetic.
Gluttonforpunishment
Ifapersonisdescribedasagluttonforpunishment,thehappilyacceptjobsandtasksthatmostpeoplewouldtrytogetoutof.Agluttonisapersonwhoeatsalot.
Gobananas
Ifyougobananas,youarewildwithexcitement,anxiety,orworry.
Gofryanegg
(USA)Thisisusedtotellsomeonetogoawayandleaveyoualone.
Gonuts
Ifsomeonegoesnuts,theygetexcitedoversomething.
Gopear-shaped
Ifthingshavegonewrong,theyhavegonepear-shaped.
Gonepear-shaped
(UK)Ifthingshavegonepear-shapedtheyhaveeithergonewrongorproducedanunexpectedandunwantedresult.
Goodegg
Apersonwhocanbereliedonisagoodegg.Badeggistheopposite.
Grainofsalt
Ifyoushouldtakesomethingwithagrainofsalt,youshouldn'tnecessarilybelieveitall.('pinchofsalt'isanalternative)
Gravytrain
Ifsomeoneisonthegravytrain,theyhavefoundandeasywaytomakelotsofmoney.
Hardcheese
(UK)Hardcheesemeanshardluck.
Haveyourcakeandeatittoo
Ifsomeonewantstohavetheircakeandeatittoo,theywanteverythingtheirway,especiallywhentheirwishesarecontradictory.
Howdoyoulikethemapples
(USA)Thisidiomaticexpressionisusedtoexpresssurpriseorshockatsomethingthathashappened.Itcanalsobeusedtoboastaboutsomethingyouhavedone.
Ishouldcocoa
(UK)Thisidiomcomesfrom'Ishouldthinkso',butisnormallyusedsarcasticallytomeantheopposite.
Icingonthecake
Thisexpressionisusedtorefertosomethinggoodthathappensontopofanalreadygoodthingorsituation.
Inanutshell
Thisidiomisusedtointroduceaconcisesummary.
Inapickle
Ifyouareinapickle,youareinsometroubleoramess.
Inapickle
Ifyouareinapickleyouareinsometroubleoramess.
Inthegravy
Ifyou'reinthegravy,you'rerichandmakemoneyeasily.
Inthesoup
Ifyou'reinthesoup,you'reintrouble.
It'snousecryingoverspiltmilk
Thisidiommeansthatgettingupsetaftersomethinghasgonewrongispointless;itcan'tbechangedsoitshouldbeaccepted.
Jamonyourface
Ifyousaythatsomeonehasjamontheirface,theyappeartobecaught,embarrassedorfoundguilty.
Jamtomorrow
(UK)Thisidiomisusedwhenpeoplepromisegoodthingsforthefuturethatwillnevercome.
Keenasmustard
(UK)Ifsomeoneisveryenthusiastic,theyareaskeenasmustard.
Knowwhichsideone'sbreadisbutteredon
Ifyouknowwhichsideone'sbreadisbutteredon,youknowwhereyourinterestslieandwillactaccordinglytoprotectorfurtherthem.
Knowyouronions
Ifsomeoneisverywell-informedaboutsomething,theyknowtheironions.
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