Food Expressions

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Instructions: How well do you know food-related idioms and sayings?

1.
What does the expression 'piece of cake' mean?
A
A birthday celebration
B
A small reward
C
Something very easy to do
D
A dessert portion
2.
What does 'spill the beans' mean?
A
To plant a garden
B
To make a mess in the kitchen
C
To reveal secret information
D
To waste food
3.
If someone is 'the apple of your eye,' what are they?
A
Someone you cherish above all others
B
Someone with red cheeks
C
Someone who sells fruit
D
Someone who annoys you
4.
What does 'to bring home the bacon' mean?
A
To cook breakfast
B
To earn a living or achieve success
C
To win a pig at a fair
D
To go grocery shopping
5.
What does 'cool as a cucumber' mean?
A
Refrigerated properly
B
Fashionably dressed
C
Very calm and composed
D
Cold-natured
6.
What does the expression 'to eat humble pie' mean?
A
To eat leftover food
B
To diet strictly
C
To enjoy a simple meal
D
To apologize and accept humiliation
7.
What does 'not my cup of tea' mean?
A
I don't drink tea
B
The tea belongs to someone else
C
It's not something I enjoy or prefer
D
I'm allergic to tea
8.
What does 'to have egg on your face' mean?
A
To be wearing stage makeup
B
To need to wash up
C
To have eaten sloppily
D
To be embarrassed by a mistake
9.
What does the phrase 'the best thing since sliced bread' mean?
A
Something from the 1920s
B
A cooking technique
C
An excellent innovation or idea
D
A new bakery product
10.
What does 'to butter someone up' mean?
A
To flatter someone to gain a favor
B
To make someone slip and fall
C
To cook for someone
D
To massage someone
11.
What does the expression 'to have a lot on your plate' mean?
A
To eat a large meal
B
To host a dinner party
C
To have many tasks or responsibilities
D
To be a messy eater
12.
What does 'to be in a pickle' mean?
A
To be in a jar
B
To be preserved for later
C
To be in a difficult or messy situation
D
To be sour-tempered
13.
What does the idiom 'to go bananas' mean?
A
To become wildly excited or crazy
B
To eat healthy food
C
To go grocery shopping
D
To slip and fall
14.
What does 'a hard nut to crack' mean?
A
A difficult problem or person to deal with
B
An old recipe
C
A strong jawbone
D
A stale snack
15.
What does the phrase 'to take something with a grain of salt' mean?
A
To view something with skepticism
B
To preserve food for later
C
To add flavor to a story
D
To season food properly

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