5 Popular Food Idioms And Their Meanings

By: Somdatta Saha

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Food is not just sustenance, it's a language all its own! Ever noticed how we sprinkle food lingo into our everyday chatter? It's like a delicious seasoning on our conversations! 

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 So, without further ado, let's dig into a list of popular food idioms we dish out daily.

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1. A Piece Of Cake

According to Collins Dictionary, "if you think something is very easy to do, you can say it is a piece of cake."

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2. With A Pinch Of Salt

According to the Cambridge Dictionary, it means "to not completely believe something that you are told, because you think it is unlikely to be true."

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3. Apple Of My Eye

The Cambridge Dictionary defines it as "someone whom you are proud of and love the most."

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4. Cry Over Spilled Milk

It means "to lament what cannot be changed." In other words, "to express sorrow for past actions/events," as defined by Collins Dictionary.

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5. In A Nutshell

According to the Cambridge Dictionary, it means expressing something "using as few words as possible." It also means "to summarize something."

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