Food Idioms

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bread and butter

Meaning: to indicate what a person earns or earns for

Example: The person depends on you for his bread and butter, how can you be so thoughtless? Read more ➺


bite off more than can chew

Meaning: try to do more than one is able to do

Example: By accepting two part-time jobs, he is clearly biting off more than he can chew. Read more ➺


banana republic

Meaning: a small, poor country with a weak, corrupt or dishonest government

Example: If the current Prime Minister wins the election again, nobody can save our country from becoming a banana republic. Read more ➺


apple of discord

Meaning: something that causes trouble or unhappiness

Example: The right to host the next Olympic games has become an apple of discord between the two countries. Read more ➺


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