Fruits Idioms
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Meaning: a goal that can be easily reached
Example: There are a lot of things that need to be completed for our project. I would suggest that we start with the low hanging fruit. Read more ➺
Meaning: a flatterer; toady
Example: Even with her boss looking very untidy, Mel still complimented her and this showed her to be an apple polisher. Read more ➺
forbidden fruit is always the sweetest
Meaning: to desire something that is not within a feasible reach
Example: The guy thinks that the forbidden fruit is always the sweetest and keeps asking her out even though she has refused him several times. I seem to think that this is becoming unhealthy and obsessive. Read more ➺
Meaning: to hear rumours about something
Example: I heard on the grapevine that he was being promoted, but I don't know anything further. Read more ➺
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 ➺
Meaning: spoil or disrupt a plan or arrangement
Example: We had planned to hold a get-together in the evening, but bad weather upset the applecart. Read more ➺
Meaning: the person of whom one is extremely fond, favorite, loving
Example: She has three children, but her youngest son is the apple of her eye. Read more ➺
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 ➺
