Each example below contains an
idiom related to food. Can you guess the meaning of each idiom
from the context? Try to match each idiom (1-6) with its
definition (a-f).
What? You paid $700 for these pants?
Are you nuts?
John is very good at mathematics, so the math
test yesterday was a piece of cake
for him.
I like shopping at Uniqlo because I can buy
quite nice clothes for peanuts.
Don't just sit in front of the TV all day!
You are becoming a couch potato!
The new DVD player that I bought was
a lemon! It broke down 2 days
after I bought it!
Joe went bananas
when he heard he won the lottery.
Idiom
Definition
1.
nuts
a. something
that does not work (usually an electrical appliance or mechanical item)
2.
a piece of cake
b. very
cheap; a small amount of money
3.
peanuts
c. to go
crazy
4.
a couch potato
d. something
that is very easy to do
5.
a lemon
e. very
crazy
6.
to go bananas
f. someone
who spends a lot of time sitting in front of the TV.
"Hana likes watching TV and
eating junk food. She is
a couch potato!"
More Practice:
A. Complete the
sentences with an appropriate idiom:
1. A: Do you know how to
make homepages?
B: Sure!
It's easy.
!
2. A: Oh, I like your watch.
B:
Really? Thanks! Actually it's very cheap, I got it for
.
3. A: How's your new car?
B: It's
no good. It has broken down 3 times already! It's a
.
4. A: I heard that John gave
away all his money to a stranger.
B:
Really? Is he
?
5. A: My husband drives me
sometimes. He sits in front of the TV and doesn't do anything else!
B: A typical
,
huh?
6. A: How was the hockey
game last night?
B: It was
awesome! We
when our team scored and won!
