IDIOMS RELATED TO FOOD.

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to win a prize
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to take THE CAKE
"Violator" takes the cake with hits like "Enjoy the silence".
something that does not seem important when compared to something else.
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small beer (GB) small potatoes (US)
To nie moja bajka.
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It's not my CUP OF TEA.
mieć dużo na głowie.
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to have a lot ON YOUR PLATE.
It seems you have a lot on your plate.
to be most powerful or important person, to be a leader
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to be TOP BANANA (US)
to be eccentric or slightly crazy
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to act batty
very cheap
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cheap as chips
you can only judge the quality of sth after you have tried, used or experienced it.
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proof is in the pudding
be sold quickly and in large quantity.
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selling like hot cakes
The tickets are selling like hot cakes.
czołówka,śmietanka
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the cream of the crop
a person or thing placed in the middle of two opposing or challenging situations. Być między młotem a kowadłem.
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to be meat in the sandwich
if too many people are involved in a task it won't be done well.
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too many cooks spoil the broth
być wisienką na torcie
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be the icing on the cake/ to be cherry on the top
to be extremely cautious
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to walk on eggshells
to pretend disdain for sth you cannot have.
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sour grapes
an easy, pay well job
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a plum job
He got a plum job at an insurance company.
sth that is defective or poor quality
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lemon
The car dealer sold me a lemon.
to fail/to go wrong, spartaczyć się, posypać (o planach).
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to go pear shaped
If a plan goes pear-shaped, it fails.
to have a lot of energy
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to be full of beans
a person who has a bad effect on others.
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a bad apple
She certainly is a bad apple who doesn't belong IN this group.
in a difficult situation
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in a pickle
to reach the desired standard, to succeed, to have the ability to do sth
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to cut the mustard
to be very intelligent
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to be a smart cookie
to be extremely excited mad or silly
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to be bananas
My friend went bananas.
to have more important tasks to address than the current ones
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to have bigger fish to fry
in the context of the "swinging" lifestyle, a discret way for couples to signal that they are open to exploring non-monogamous relationship
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to be in a pineapple
być podobnym do siebie jak dwie krople wody
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to be AS LIKE AS two peas in a pod
I'm not a big fan of sweets.
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I'm not easy on sweets.
to be severely criticized or humorously and harshed mocked
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to get the roast
a cultural gesting symbolizing care, comfort and support (when someone is sick)
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to carry sb's soup
comparision between two things are completely different, incomparable
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comparing apples and oranges
nieszkodliwe, bezpieczne
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safe as milk
to be in a troublesome situation
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to be in a fine pickles
We're in a fine pickles.
lukrować, upiększać, łagodzić nieprzyjemne fakty,żeby stały się bardziej akceptowalnymi
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to sugar-coat
gra nie jest warta świeczki, zachodu
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the juice isn't worth the squeeze
wydawać mnóstwo pieniędzy na bzdury, szastać kasą.
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to blow the dough
wyjść na durnia, znaleźć się w zawstydzającej sytuacji
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to have egg on someone's face
pokornie przyznać się do błędu, odszczekać swoje słowa
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to eat humble pie
ktoś chce uzyskać swoją część zysków z jakiegoś przedsięwzięcia
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they want the piece of the pie
kusić kogoś nagrodą, która jest trudna do zdobycia, jest odległą perspektywą
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to dangle a carrot
przekąsić coś, szybko zjeść
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to grab a quick bite
To jest twardy orzech do zgryzienia.
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It's a tough cookie.
podlizywać się komuś, schlebiać komuś
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butter up butter cup

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