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Food Idioms

Mr. Bean at a buffet. What is a buffet?

At a buffet, there is a lot of different food/dishes and you serve yourself. Also you can go back to the buffet as many times as you like.

Watch the video and answer the questions.

LAST QUARTER (FALL), we worked on idioms. If you are a new student, or you want to review, WATCH and LISTEN. WATCH again and WRITE down the idioms and their meanings. These are a BIG part of the ENGLISH language.

FOOD IDIOMS

WATCH and LISTEN. Then WATCH, LISTEN, and WRITE down the new idioms and their meanings. If you need to have English subtitles, click on 'cc' at the bottom of the videos.

**HOMEWORK - Read the sentences and fill in the blanks with the correct idiom. E-mail me your answers.


The 10 idioms from the video. Use these to fill in the blanks.

*bring home the bacon *cool as a cucumber *spill the beans

*put all 'your' eggs in one basket *bread and butter *a lemon

*to spice things up *cheesy *not 'my' cup of tea *in a nutshell

1) They have been married for 25 years. He wanted a) ___________________ in his marriage, so he booked them a 1 week Alaskan Cruise.

2) No matter what the problem is, teacher Kathleen is always b) _________ ____________________.

3) Please stop! Don't c) ___________________ because I haven't watched that movie yet!

4) Playing sports is definately d) ______ _______ nephew's _______ _____ _______.

5) Yes, this purse is cheap, but it's also very e) ______________. Don't buy it!

6) She's a plumber; that's her f) _____________________________.

7) He filled out and submitted only one job application form. He g) ________ ____ his _________ _____ _______ ________.

8) He h) _________________________ while his wife takes care of the family and home.

9) I had a doctor's appointment, so I missed the staff meeting. Can you tell me i) ______________________ what happened?

10) They bought a RV travel trailer, but they have had to repair it four times already. They bought j) _______________.