{"id":1642,"date":"2015-12-22T14:07:14","date_gmt":"2015-12-22T08:37:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/writing-geeks.com\/?p=1642"},"modified":"2015-12-22T14:10:18","modified_gmt":"2015-12-22T08:40:18","slug":"eating-idioms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/writinggeeks.in\/blog\/eating-idioms\/","title":{"rendered":"Eating Idioms"},"content":{"rendered":"

Eating Idioms<\/span><\/h2>\n

Eating Idioms<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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1. To bite of more than you can chew.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Meaning<\/strong> : To take on more than you are capable of doing.
\nExample<\/strong> : Sometimes Lynne thinks she has bitten off more than she can chew running the Network.<\/p>\n

2. To bite your tongue.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Meaning<\/strong> : When you stop yourself from saying something because you realise it might cause offense or be hurtful.
\nExample<\/strong> : Barack Obama said\u00a0he bit his tongue\u00a0many times during his primary fight against Hillary Clinton.<\/p>\n

3. Chew the fat<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Meaning<\/strong> : To chat.
\nExample<\/strong> : “I enjoy meeting my friends to chew the fat.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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4. To bite of more than you can chew.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Meaning<\/strong> : To take on more than you are capable of doing.
\nExample<\/strong> : Sometimes Lynne thinks running the Network is more than she can chew.<\/p>\n

5. Coffee break<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Meaning<\/strong> : To take a short break from work to rest and drink coffee, smoke a cigarette etc..
\nExample<\/strong> : “I usually have a coffee break around 10.30 am.”<\/p>\n

6. Many a slip twixt cup and lip<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Meaning<\/strong> : Used to imply that even when the outcome of an event seems certain, things can still go wrong.
\nExample<\/strong> : “They thought they had the contract all sewn up, but the client didn’t sign in the end. There’s many a slip twixt cup and lip.”<\/p>\n

7. “Cup of tea.”<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Meaning<\/strong> : Used to describe something one enjoys or does well.
\nExample<\/strong> : “I really enjoyed the film, it was just my cup of tea.”<\/p>\n

8. Dish the dirt<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Meaning<\/strong> : To spread gossip about someone.
\nExample<\/strong> : “He offered to dish the dirt on her, but I told him I don’t listen to gossip.”<\/p>\n

9. Go Dutch<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Meaning<\/strong> : To share the bill for a meal or a night out. Each person pays for what they have eaten or the bill is simply split.
\nExample<\/strong> : “It’s usually better to go Dutch on a first date.”<\/p>\n

10. Eat dirt<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Meaning<\/strong> : To act humble, accept another`s insult or bad treatment.
\nExample<\/strong> : “He bullied his employees and made them eat dirt.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\u00a011. Eat humble pie<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
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Meaning<\/strong> : To be humbled, admit one`s error and apologize.
\nExample<\/strong> : “She had to eat humble pie when he proved she was wrong.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

12. Eat like a pig<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n
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Meaning<\/strong> : To have bad table manners.
\nExample<\/strong> : “He has terrible table manners, he eats like a pig.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

13. Eat like a horse<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n
\n

Meaning<\/strong> : To have a good appetite.
\nExample<\/strong> : “She has a very healthy appetite, she eats like a horse.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

14. Eat one`s words<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n
\n

Meaning<\/strong> : To take back something one has said, admit something is not true.
\nExample<\/strong> : “I’d told him off but had to eat my words, when he proved I was wrong.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

15. To have one’s cake and eat it<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n
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Meaning<\/strong> : To do\/eat\/use something until it is gone and still not want to give it up.
\nExample<\/strong> : “He was never at home, but was surprised when she left him. He always wanted to have his cake and eat it.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

16. Out to lunch<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n
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Meaning<\/strong> : To behave crazily or madly.
\nExample<\/strong> : “I always thought she acted strangely, she was totally out to lunch.”<\/p>\n

17. To have a full plate. or To have a lot on your plate.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Meaning<\/strong> : To have a lot to do.
\nExample<\/strong> : “Between work and the web site I have a full plate.”<\/p>\n

18. To want someone’s head on a platter.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Meaning<\/strong> : To be very angry with someone.
\nExample<\/strong> : “When he read his biography, he demanded the author’s head on a platter.”<\/p>\n

19. To be spoon-fed.<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Meaning<\/strong> : Can literally mean to be fed with a spoon.<\/div>\n

But…<\/p>\n

It can mean to be treated in a way that discourages independent thought or action, as by overindulgence or provided with knowledge or information in an oversimplified way.
\nExample<\/strong> : She refused to be spoon-fed English vocabulary. She learnt to be an independent learner.<\/p>\n

20. To stuff your face.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Meaning<\/strong> : To eat a lot, very quickly and greedily. (negative)
\nExample<\/strong> : “He’s always stuffing his face. No wonder he’s so fat.”<\/p>\n

21. Suck up<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Meaning<\/strong> : To be really nice to someone in order to gain favour.
\nExample<\/strong> : “I never liked her, she was always sucking up to the boss.”<\/p>\n

22. Tea break<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Meaning<\/strong> : To take a short break from work to rest and drink tea, smoke a cigarette etc..
\nExample<\/strong> : “Do you want to come with me for a cigarette on our tea break?”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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