Food Idioms

Before she leaves the office, she makes sure that her table ______.

• is in apple-pie order
• brings home the bacon

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With his dedication and preparation for the competition,  Carlo has a good chance to _______.

• be in apple-pie order
• bring home the bacon

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It was disappointing that he did not prepare for the talk. It seems he just reused his old slides and his lecture was _____.

• full of beans
• not know beans

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Since the new hires do _____ about the software, they will undergo training next month. 

• full of beans
• not know beans

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The students are planning to throw a party for their class adviser, and they made a promise that will not _______.

• spill the beans
• beef up

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The marketing team of a startup company needs to _____ their strategy to attract potential clients.

• spill the beans
• beef up

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Fay was _____ when her group mates did not show up for the final presentation.

• in a stew
• worth her salt

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Mrs. Agbayani is well-loved by her students.  As someone who teaches effectively and cares for her students genuinely, she is a teacher whom students think is _____.

• in a stew
• worth her salt

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Let's allow their emotions to ______ before clarifying this issue with them.

• simmer down
• have other fish to fry

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We need to hurry up!  Our target is to finish this project this week because we _______.

• simmer down
• have other fish to fry

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