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FOOD/ EATING IDIOMS


-A-
apple of one's eye
as easy as pie


-B-
back to the salt mines
be a piece of cake
bite off more than one can chew
bite the bullet
bite the dust
born with a silver spoon in one's mouth
break the ice
bring home the bacon


-C-
chicken
chow
chow down
couch potato
cream of the crop


-D-
dish it out


-E-
early bird catches the worm
early bird special
eat one's words
egghead


-F-
feed someone a line
fishy
fork over


-G-
grab a bite


-H-
hard nut to crack
have a bone to pick with someone
hit the bottle


-I-
in a jam
in hot water


-L-
a lemon


-M-
make one's mouth water


-N-
nest egg
nosh
nuts


-O-
on ice


-P-
piece of cake
put all one's eggs into one basket


-S-
spill the beans
sweet tooth


-U-
use (one’s) noodle


-W-
with a grain of salt


-Y-
yucky
yummy

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