Idioms from foodRead the story and discuss the questions
The used car I bought for three hundred dollars was
a lemon. My friends said
I was nuts to believe the
baloney the seller gave. The seller said that the car was like new, with only ten thousand miles on it. She called it reliable transportation at a very low price. She said she was really selling it for
peanuts.
Starting the engine of the car was
a piece of cake. I just turned the key – no problem. However, soon I was in a pickle: the brakes didn’t work! The owner of the Cadillac I hit
went bananas when he saw the damage to the front of his car. He started shouting at me and wouldn’t stop. Now I have to pay him two thousand dollars to repair his car. But my friend Nina was
a peach. She took my car to the garbage dump so that I didn’t have to see it again.
1) Does something that is a lemon wor well? Have you ever bought a lemon?
2) Is something that is a piece of cake easy to do or hard to do?
3) When someone goes bananas, what happens to the person?
Example of idiomsThe apple of one’s eye:The baby is the apple of her grandfather’s eye. He thinks that she’s always wonderful.
Baloney:His speech about the importance of helping the poor is baloney. He wouldn’t even give his best friend a dime.
To cream someone:Our basketball team really creamed its opponent. Our team won by a score of 120 to 60.
Fishy:On our return home, we found the front door open, and we suspected that something fishy was going on.
To go bananas:She went bananas when she heard she won first prize in the talent contest.
In a pickle:Bill was in a pickle. After filling his car with gas, he couldn’t find the money to pay.
A lemon:The new tape player I bought was a lemon, and I’m going to take it back to the store for a new one.
Nuts:Tony must be nuts to pay over a hundred dollars for a shirt.
A peach:
When I was sick last week, Susan visited me and bought groceries for me. She’s a peach.
Peanuts:Rose buys used clothes at second-hand stores, and she gets nice-looking clothes for peanuts.
A piece of cake:The math test was a piece of cake for Erik. He is very good at doing math problems.
Meanings (write the idiom next to it defenition)
1. __________ in trouble
2. __________ something that is very easy to do
3. __________ something that does not work, usually an electrical appliance or mechanical item
4. __________ to totally beat someone in a game
5. __________ a very small amount of money
6. __________ nonsense
7. __________ suspicious, not right and honest
8. __________ to go crazy
9. __________ very crazy very upset
10. __________ a very nice person
11. __________ someone’s favourite person