# Food Idioms Upper Intermediate

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- CEFR: B2 (Upper-intermediate)
- Theme: Idioms & Expressions
- Words: 16
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Food idioms for describing flattery, risk and everyday judgements, with phrases like butter someone up, a recipe for disaster and put all your eggs in one…

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## Word list

* **a taste of your own medicine**: Experiencing the same unpleasant treatment that you have given to others. — “When his own joke was turned on him, he finally got **a taste of his own medicine**.”
* **food for thought**: An idea or piece of information that is worth thinking about seriously. — “Her speech gave the audience plenty of **food for thought**.”
* **a piece of the pie**: A share of something valuable, such as profit or opportunity. — “Every investor wanted **a piece of the pie** once the company went public.”
* **cream of the crop**: The very best examples chosen from a larger group. — “Only the **cream of the crop** get accepted into the programme.”
* **the whole enchilada**: The entire thing, absolutely everything included. — “For the anniversary, we're getting the full package — flowers, dinner, **the whole enchilada**.”
* **butter someone up**: To flatter someone in order to get a favour from them later. — “He tried to **butter up** the boss before asking for a raise.”
* **a recipe for disaster**: A plan or combination of factors that is very likely to end badly. — “Mixing tired drivers with a tight deadline is **a recipe for disaster**.”
* **put all your eggs in one basket**: To risk everything on a single plan with no backup if it fails. — “Investing your entire savings in one company is **putting all your eggs in one basket**.”
* **small potatoes**: Something unimportant or insignificant, especially in amount. — “Compared to last year's losses, this expense is **small potatoes**.”
* **have a finger in every pie**: To be involved in many different activities or projects at the same time. — “She **has a finger in every pie** at that company, from marketing to finance.”
* **as different as chalk and cheese**: Completely unlike each other. — “The two brothers are **as different as chalk and cheese**.”
* **worth your salt**: Good at your job and deserving respect. — “No engineer **worth your salt** would sign that off.”
* **take the biscuit**: To be the most annoying or surprising thing so far. — “Charging for the water really does **take the biscuit**.”
* **go pear-shaped**: To go badly wrong. — “The whole weekend began to **go pear-shaped** on the Friday night.”
* **a slice of the action**: A share in something profitable or exciting. — “Everyone wanted **a slice of the action** once the figures came out.”
* **sell someone a lemon**: To sell somebody something that turns out to be faulty. — “The garage managed to **sell someone a lemon** twice in one month.”

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