Food Idioms

acquire a taste for (something)

- to develop a liking for some kind of food or drink or something else

My friend has recently acquired a taste for classical music.
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apple of (someone`s) eye

- someone or something that one likes a lot or likes more than others

The little girl is the apple of her grandfather`s eye.
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as black as a skillet

- very black

The little boy's feet were as black as a skillet.
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as busy as popcorn on a skillet

- very active

The children were as busy as popcorn on a skillet when the teacher entered the classroom.

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as cool as a cucumber

- to be calm, to be not nervous or anxious

The man is as cool as a cucumber and never worries about anything.
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as easy as apple pie

- very easy

The test that I wrote yesterday was as easy as apple pie.
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as easy as duck soup

- very easy

It was as easy as duck soup to find the book that I wanted in the library.
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as flat as a pancake

- very flat

The child's toy was as flat as a pancake after the car drove over it.
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as hungry as a bear

- very hungry

I was as hungry as a bear when I returned home from work yesterday.
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as nutty as a fruitcake

- silly, crazy

The man in the supermarket was as nutty as a fruitcake.
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