ИДИОМЫ О ЕДЕ

1) Egg head – заучка/ботан

“Julian passed all of his exams. He is such an egg head!”

2) Big cheese – влиятельный человек

“Tony is the boss of the whole sales and marketing department. He is a big cheese.”

3) Couch potato – ленивый человек, проводящий много времени перед телевизором

“Hazel is such a couch potato. She just sits around all day watching television!”

4) Tough cookie – целенаправленный

“Robert ran the race even though he was injured. He is a real tough cookie!”

5) Top banana – лидер группы/ руководитель коллектива

“Silvia is the captain of the netball team. She is the top banana!”

6) Bad apple – вызывающий проблемы, трудный человек

“Mike is a real bad apple. He always causes trouble at work.”

7) Sour grapes – притворство отвращения к тому, чего не можешь иметь

“Barry said that Mike’s hat was silly. It’s just sour grapes!”

8) Lemon law – американский закон, который защищает покупателей неисправных машин

“Rachel bought a car that broke down straight away! Luckily she was protected by lemon law.”