2 You should always take what Barbara says – she’s always exaggerating

1 Usain Bolt was as cool as  as he prepared for the Olympic 100m final in London. 

2 You should always take what Barbara says  – she’s always exaggerating. 

3 It's often said that you can't  , meaning you can't have everything. The Italians say: 'You can't have the barrel full and the wife drunk!' 

4 The film wasn't really . It was too slow – I prefer action films to drama. 

5 He loves all his children, but his oldest daughter is his absolute favourite - she's  . 

6 This city is noisy, overcrowded and dirty.  , it’s a horrible place to live. 

7 'I Love You, Baby' is such a  name for a song. 

Food Idioms Quiz

You can do this quiz online or print it on paper. It tests many of the idioms on our Food Idioms page.

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1. Students who get scholarships to the top universities are the

 hot potatoes
 bread and butter
 cream of the crop

2. I don't like going to the opera. It just isn't my

 cup of tea
 piece of cake
 gravy train

3. Healthy children are _______ . They don't just sit around all day.

 souped up
 cool as cucumbers
 full of beans

4. Every school has some _______ , so be careful who you make friends with.

 hot cakes
 bad eggs
 peach fuzz

5. Putting all your _______ in one basket can be risky, you know?

 cookies
 eggs
 apples

6. I always know when he wants something. He tries to _______ before asking.

 butter me up
 spill the beans
 bring home the bacon

7. She likes to _______ in her classes with games and interesting activities.

 spice things up
 soup things up
 butter things up

8. I can never tell what Maria's thinking. She's

 the apple of my eye
 in a nutshell
 a hard nut to crack

9. She didn't want to do it, but her friends kept

 egging her on
 freezing her buns off
 selling like hot cakes

10. Take everything you read on the Internet with a _______ and you'll be okay.

 piece of cake
 pinch of salt
 bun in the oven

Your score is: 

Correct answers:

1. cream of the crop

2. cup of tea

3. full of beans

4. bad eggs

5. eggs

6. butter me up

7. spice things up

8. a hard nut to crack

9. egging her on

10. pinch of saltКонец формы