6 food idioms in English

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And today we're going to learn some food related idioms.

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In this lesson we're going to learn six food related idioms.

But before I tell you the definitions, see if

you can guess what they mean by watching this video.

My invention is like a tablet, but you can actually feel

the paper.

It's that real.

I call it the Notebook 360 18543C1962.

In a nutshell, I think this will sell like hot cakes.

It's not really my cup of tea, I'm afraid.

Wait.

Watch the advert.

I need to write something down, but I don’t have my tablet.

What shall I do?

Notebook 360.

The advert’s a bit cheesy.

What do you know about business?

Nothing.

I'm leaving.

I've got bigger fish to fry.

You should take what he says with a pinch of salt.

I think it's a great idea.

Thanks.

So that’s the story, can you guess what the idioms mean?

The first idiom was in a nutshell.

In a nutshell, I think this will sell like hotcakes.

We use this when we try to use as few words as possible to say

the main point about something.

For example, I once entered the Battle of the Bands at my school

when I was 17.

I won’t tell you the whole story, but in a nutshell,

we lost the Battle of the Bands because we were an awful band,

essentially.

I think this will sell like hot cakes.

The next idiom is to sell like hot cakes.

And we use this when something sells really

quickly and in large numbers.

For example, these hats are selling like hot cakes.

It's not really my cup of tea, I'm afraid.

The next idiom is it's not my cup of tea.

This is a very British way to say I don’t like something.

If you say, I don’t like that, it can sound quite rude in some

situations.

So, for example, in this situation someone

might say, did you hear Justin Bieber’s latest song?

It's amazing.

I'm sorry, but Justin Bieber isn't really my cup of tea.

The advert’s a bit cheesy.

The next idiom is cheesy and this is an adjective.

We use this when we want to describe something that’s

not very fashionable and it's of low quality.

For example, this song’s a bit cheesy, or, I watched

a really cheesy film last night.

I'm leaving.

I've got bigger fish to fry.

The next idiom is bigger fish to fry.

So, if you’ve got bigger fish to fry, it means you've got

something more important to do.

For example, did you see what Liam Gallagher

posted on Twitter?

I've got bigger fish to fry than worry about Liam

Gallagher’s Twitter account.

You should take what he says with a pinch of salt.

I think it's a great idea.

The last idiom is to take something with a pinch of salt.

And this means you shouldn’t completely believe something

because it's unlikely to be true.

For example, you should take what he says with

a pinch of salt.

He usually talks a lot of rubbish.

That’s all we have time for today, but before

I finish, can you guess what this idiom means?

The first paper in the exam was a piece of cake.

If you want to learn more about idioms,

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