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FOOD IDIOMS 🍋A lemon

A lemon is something that you buy which turns out to have problems - it is defective / it doesn't work well.

'That second-hand car I bought was a real lemon. It broke down a week after I bought it.'

🍞Bread and butter

Things which are bread and butter are the basic things you need to survive e.g. food and shelter. It is also used to describe the job or activity that provides you with the money you need to live.

'Teaching is my bread and butter.'

🍟Cheap as chips

When something is as cheap as chips it is very cheap.

'I didn't pay much for these shoes. In fact, they were as cheap as chips.'

🍼Cry over spilt milk

When we cry over spilt milk we are upset, sad or complaining over something bad that happened in the past. It is usually used in this phrase: 'There's no use crying over spilt milk.' 'Stop complaining about your lost pen - there's no use crying over spilt milk.'

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