Food idioms

Food idioms

big cheese (e.g. I managed to talk to the big cheese himself) - âàæíàÿ ïåðñîíà, áîëüøàÿ øèøêà

wine and dine (e.g. We were wined and dined every night and given the
best hotel in town) - óãîùàòü, êîðìèòü - ïîèòü

butterfingers (e.g. What a butterfingers! You keep dropping things) -
íåëîâêèé, íåóêëþæèé, ðàçèíÿ, ðàñòÿïà

cream of the crop (e.g. This is going to be a very important party. Cream of the crop will be there) - ñëèâêè îáùåñòâà, ëó÷øèé èç ëó÷øèõ, âàæíûé

cup of tea (e.g. Such shows are not my cup of tea) - ÷òî-ëèáî èëè êòî-ë. ïðèõîäÿùååñÿ ïî âêóñó

use your noodle (e.g. Use your noodle to understand what’s going on!) -
øåâåëè ìîçãàìè, äóìàé

to be nuts about (e.g. I am nuts about Chinese food) - áûòü ñòðàñòíûì
ïîêëîííèêîì êîãî-ëèáî/÷åãî-ëèáî

a smart cookie (e.g. She is a smart cookie and always gets excellent grades) - óìíûé, õèòðûé, ëîâêà÷

bring home the bacon (e.g. I need a job to bring home the bacon) - çàðàáàòûâàòü (íà õëåá ñ ìàñëîì)

to be in the soup (e.g. Oh, no! I’ve broken mum’s favourite vase. Now
I'm really in the soup) - ïîïàñòü â íåïðèÿòíîñòü

a couch potato (e.g. Come on, let’s go out or you will turn into a coach potato) - äîìîñåä, ëåæåáîêà, ëåíòÿé

to be full of beans ( e.g. I don’t want to sleep any more after that coffee, I am full of beans) - æèçíåðàäîñòíûé, ýíåðãè÷íûé

a chicken (e.g. You are such a a chicken) - òðóñ, òðóñëèâûé

a lemon (e.g. This telephone is a real lemon! It keeps breaking down!) - íåïðèãîäíàÿ âåùü