British Food Idioms and Expressions to sound like a Native English Speaker

It's that time of year when we are all eating too much! So We thought you'd like to learn a few food idioms and expressions to get you through the festive period. These English idioms are very common, so using them will help you sound more natural and even like a native!
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[@LoveEnglishwithLeilaSabrah]

Can you use these idioms in a sentence? I'll check your English if you comment below! ;-)

[@josephmendoza9920]

1. Bread and Butter - meaning: main source of money/ income 2. A bad apple, A bad egg - meaning: a bad influence someone who brings trouble. 3. A couch potato - meaning: a lazy/ idle person 4. A hard nut to crack - meaning: a difficult person to understand or a difficult problem to solve 5. A piece of cake - meaning: very easy to do 6. A smart cookie - meaning: a clever/ intelligent person 7. The big cheese - meaning: an important person (usually a boss/ superior) 8. It doesn’t cut the mustard - meaning: not good enough doesn’t meet the required standard 9. Food for thought - meaning: worth considering and thinking about 10. (to go) pear-shaped - meaning: gone unexpectedly wrong 11. In a nutshell - meaning: simply put to explain things in a simple way 12. (to be) in a pickle - meaning: in trouble/ mess or difficult situation. A (little) pickle - meaning: a naughty/ badly behaved child 13. Chalk and cheese - meaning: opposites, very different (Referring to people) 14. Two peas in a pod - meaning: very similar in personality and character. (Referring to people) 15. It’s not my cup of tea - meaning: not the type of thing I usually like. It’s just my cup of tea - meaning: the type of thing I usually like 16. Selling like hot cakes - meaning: selling quickly & in large quantities (very popular) 17. The apple of my eye - meaning: the person I adore/ love (often referring to your child) 18. The cream of the crop - meaning: the best amongst many 19. The icing on the cake - meaning: something positive that happens in an already very good situation or quite bad that happens in an already very bad situation 20. To be handed something on a (silver) platter - meaning: to acquire something easily, usually without any effort 21. To bring home the bacon - meaning: to earn the income/ money 22. To butter someone up - meaning: to flatter/ charm someone in the hopes of receiving special treatment 23. Don’t cry over spilt milk or there’s no point crying over spilt milk - meaning: don’t get upset over something that has already happened and cannot be changed 24. Eat humble pie - meaning: to apologise and accept humiliation 25. Egg someone on - meaning: to encourage someone to do something foolish 26. Go bananas or 27. Go nuts - meaning: to lose control as a result of being extremely excited/ happy or annoyed/ angry 28. Have a bun in the oven - meaning: to be pregnant 29. To spill the beans - meaning: to reveal (usually secret) information 30. Take it with a pinch of salt - meaning: to accept that a piece of information is probably exaggerated 31. Have your cake and eat it too - meaning: you can’t have something ‘both ways’ you can’t have the best of both worlds 32. Cool as a cucumber - meaning: a relaxed person not stressed by anything

[@LoveEnglishwithLeilaSabrah]

Thank you so much as always! 👍💕

[@matefekete5287]

Why have i not found this channel sooner? A clear, straight to the point wealth of words and phrases.

[@samiraesmaili7021]

Teaching English to non native speakers is your bread and butter and being a smart cookie, you've a fantastic job!

[@LoveEnglishwithLeilaSabrah]

Thank you! 😊😊😊💕

[@hellgrind7473]

your channel is my cup of tea

[@thungo5990]

Story about British Food very good . Thank .

[@wafashehan7642]

English is my cup of tea I love it

[@frfancha]

Superb lesson Leila. You have found a perfect rhythm, not too fast, but especially not too slow as could sometimes be in the past. 30 idioms clearly explained in 10 minutes is just great. A lesson to listen and to listen again and again...

[@LoveEnglishwithLeilaSabrah]

This is great feedback! We really appreciate it! Will definitely try to keep lessons at this speed. Many thanks! 👍💕😊

[@ImDivyansh_17]

Merry Christmas to all the love english family.

[@abdovitamins6331]

You really butter me up when you are not in a hurry

[@LoveEnglishwithLeilaSabrah]

😊👍💕

[@naifspof2450]

Hello my teachers Leila and Sabrah. How are you today? I love so much your videos❤ and you.

[@vi683]

Clear explanation! Thanks. I learned a lot from you.

[@longnguyen9638]

Merry Christmas Leila & Sabrah!

[@imranballo1409]

I was super sleepy but when I saw that you have published a new lesson, I could not hold myself and watched it. Listening to you is such a wonderful thing. Thanks you :)

[@LoveEnglishwithLeilaSabrah]

Thank you Imranh, such sa lovely comment! 😊👍💕

[@ercanturk2993]

Thank you so much for this lesson 👍👍

[@LyashenkoSergiy]

Great lesson!

[@arabellabattaglia2242]

Merry Christmas!! 🎄🎄🎁🎈🎈🎈😘

[@cesarreis7499]

Thanks, Leila! My best wishes for the New Year!

[@lisimuller4483]

i love your videos, because thats why my english always gets better and i brush up on my language skills while having fun with your great sense humor!

[@mamymimma]

You're making me hungry 😋 loved this lesson! 💗

[@wafashehan7642]

I love your way in speaking

[@mirajulislam9408]

Thank you

[@Abu-Aley]

Hello Leila, WOW, such pace, I'm loving it. Cheers, Ahmad,

[@liyaandinnamay2501]

Hey, Leila! Thanks a lot for the cognitive and fab lesson! You're undoubtedly a smart cookie!🍪🧐 Love English is definitely our cup of tea!☕💕We always go bananas when you upload new lessons!🍌😁 We hope you're doing well! Kisses from Russia!💗🌺🌺

[@Mathelite-ii4hd]

as always,it was a useful and extraordinary lesson...cheers:)

[@alicerossi_ap]

Leila.....in a nutshell, you're really a smart cookie 🙌 Thanks a lot and Buon Natale! 🎄🎅🎁👼

[@ManishSharma-sk2zh]

Hi Leila, Wonderful lesson about how to use food idioms in your daily English speaking. I admire your suggestions and apply in my conversation. Thank you.

[@LoveEnglishwithLeilaSabrah]

Thank you Manish, I’m so pleased you found the lesson useful ☺️😊👍

[@joelmasamba6762]

Thanks a lot about your great lesson even though I don't go bananas about watching

[@maenlord]

Great♥️♥️

[@wafashehan7642]

I have two boys kids they are the apple of my eye

[@LoveEnglishwithLeilaSabrah]

That’s lovely! 💕😊

[@blackbob3358]

aye, they would be, being male, mr fake name. spread the love, charver.

[@HanselOspinoOrellano]

I love to travel and discover new places. Trips are just my cup of tea!

[@LoveEnglishwithLeilaSabrah]

Me too!! We are two peas in a pod! 👍💕😊

[@innocentboy47]

I think you're a smart cookie!

[@kevalpatel9358]

Merry Christmas sweet laila 👏👏👏😘😘😘

[@LoveEnglishwithLeilaSabrah]

Merry Christmas sweet Keval! 🎄💕🎄💕

[@francescodisca]

Well done apple of my eyes

[@LoveEnglishwithLeilaSabrah]

💕💕💕

[@turkey.2106]

Excellent Leila خوش آمديد 😉👍🏻👍🏻🌸 very good explan that. Your speak as supernanny program ،i wached it before.

[@LoveEnglishwithLeilaSabrah]

😂😂😂 maybe my next job!

[@turkey.2106]

@@LoveEnglishwithLeilaSabrah 😂😂😂 so is difficult jop 😂 خدا تو را حفظ کند good luck liela 🌸💗

[@bordoraux9537]

awesome

[@rungsakthongmuk8538]

Hi Leila This lesson is so much fun, I am over the moon. By the way, tomorrow morning I am going to get my salary, it’s not peanut money. Thanks a bunch for an another splendid lesson. Merry Christmas.🎅🏻

[@LoveEnglishwithLeilaSabrah]

Hi Rungsak, thanks for your lovely comment. We don’t say peanut money but ‘peanuts’ referring to money. Thanks again and merry Christmas 🎄💕👍

[@rungsakthongmuk8538]

Love English with Leila & Sabrah Oh! it’s my fault. Thank you so much for helping.😊

[@parveenkumar3208]

It is tasty video mam u r a smart cookie

[@joelmasamba6762]

I'm the big cheese 🍕🍕 in this country mate!!!

[@jacobalcuadrado5765]

The cream of the crop, if you're talking about football, honestly it's Football Club Barcelona although my favourite team is Valencia Club Of Football. 🔥 kisses

[@LoveEnglishwithLeilaSabrah]

Good to know Jacob! Merry Christmas! 🎉🎄💕

[@Perdasilog778]

Good looking

[@NiranjanKumar-fi2dv]

I 😍 U Leila

[@nadjetnadjet4616]

Hello Leila 🌹🌹

[@wafashehan7642]

hello my teacher

[@LoveEnglishwithLeilaSabrah]

Hi Wafa! Thanks for your comments!! 😊👍

[@wafashehan7642]

I need to answer me should I know all the slang words to be fluent in English

[@alexandroalmeida822]

Liverpool football team is the cream of the crop. Firmino mandou um abraço pro time "dôto patamar". rsrsrs

[@ebrihamakonteh5018]

Leila merry Christmas

[@LoveEnglishwithLeilaSabrah]

Merry Christmas to you! 🎄💕

[@georgeabraham6550]

How about ' to be in the soup ' ?

[@ebrihamakonteh5018]

The cream of the crop

[@vaithym7072]

Hi Laila

[@wafashehan7642]

I have some mistakes in verb and subject agreement I correct my self

[@wafashehan7642]

In each class you have student who is the cream of the crop

[@wafashehan7642]

I wish to be cool as a cucumber when I deal with my problems

[@LoveEnglishwithLeilaSabrah]

We would all like to be cool as a cucumber! 👍😂💕

[@jacobalcuadrado5765]

I don't mean to be smug but I think I am a "smart cookie", I always get good marks in exams without studying too much.

[@LoveEnglishwithLeilaSabrah]

I don’t doubt it! Your English is great! 👍💕 🍪

[@rajeshvr5805]

🥀

[@wafashehan7642]

apples

[@wafashehan7642]

During exams I am always in a pickle

[@worldwidespokenenglish5147]

I have a question ma'am why should I do to sound native English speaker

[@wafashehan7642]

think

[@wafashehan7642]

I have some bad apple in work

[@joelmasamba6762]

Oh my gosh!!! Your submission has been going pear shaped

[@CeritaKribo]

Is that "expressons" or "expressions“?

[@LoveEnglishwithLeilaSabrah]

🤦🏻‍♀️😬 oh dear! Sorry! Typo!

[@wafashehan7642]

If I know a little can I say I am fluent?

[@sarpak4475]

you are so good but pls speak little slowly

[@wafashehan7642]

There is some persons thinks that they the big cheese

[@prabhua5690]

Will it be rude if I say of a woman whom I don't know much to refer her pregnancy as she got bun in the oven?

[@LoveEnglishwithLeilaSabrah]

No, you can say that. It’s not rude, just be sure she’s pregnant. It’s rude to ask, especially if she’s not! 😂😂😂🤦🏻‍♀️😳

[@rajbhuju431]

Rubbish absolutely sorry