A person who is very careful with finances.
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*An apple a day keeps the doctor away* The doctor told her to eat more fresh fruit, after all an apple a day keeps the doctor away
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Eating fruit is good/healthy for you.
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*Bring home the bacon* "He felt it was his responsibility to bring home the bacon." -
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To earn a living for the family.
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*A bean counter* "Even though they had made a profit, they laid people off, because the bean counters told them they would make more money."
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An accountant.
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*To spill the beans* "Obviously they would have spilt the beans if they had known."
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To disclose something confidential.
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*To be full of beans* "They couldn't get to sleep because they were full of beans."
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To have lots of energy.
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*Bread and butter* "He was talking about bread and butter issues."
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Basic needs of life (food,shelter,clothing).
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*To have a bun in the oven* I didn't know whether she had a bun in the oven, or she'd just put on weight.
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To be pregnant.
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*Butter someone up* "He was always buttering up the boss hoping for promotion."
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To flatter someone to try to get their favor or friendship.
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*To be a butterfingers* He had the ball, but he dropped it! What a butterfingers !
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Somebody who often drops things
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*Butter wouldn't melt in his / her mouth* "No one ever thought she was naughty, she always looked as if butter wouldn't melt in her mouth."
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They look as if they would never do anything wrong although you think they would
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*A piece of cake* "She knew she had passed the English exam, it was a piece of cake."
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To find something easy to do.
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*to sell like hot cakes* "The new Spice Girls' album sold like hot cakes."
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To sell quickly or rapidly.
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*A big cheese* "Anita Roddick was the big cheese at the Body Shop."
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An important person, a leader (usually about business)
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*Chalk and cheese* "I'm not surprised they're getting divorced, they were always chalk and cheese."
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To be the complete opposite of someone.
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*As cool as a cucumber* "Although he was driving at 110 mph James Bond was as cool as a cucumber."
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To remain calm under pressure.
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*to have your cake and eat it too* "I worked at home so I could raise my family and still earn money. It let me have my cake and eat it too"
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To do or get two good things at the same time
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*another bite at the cherry* "Frank got another bite at the cherry when he resat his exams."
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To be given another chance of doing or getting something
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*to cherry-pick* Grammar schools often get accused of cherry-picking the best pupils
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To choose only the best people or things in a way that is not fair
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*to have an egg in one's face* He ended up with egg on his face, when she found out he had been lying
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To be caught out or embarrassed
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*you can't make an omelette without breaking eggs* He worked so hard to make the company a success it made him ill, but you can't make an omelette without breaking eggs
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To do something to the detriment of something else
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*to put all your eggs in one basket* You shouldn't invest all your money in Microsoft, it would be like putting all your eggs in one basket
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To risk everything on one person or thing
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*to walk on eggshells* Everyone in the family had to walk on eggshells when he was in a bad mood
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To try hard not to upset someone or something
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*... apple of ..... eye* She was the apple of his eye
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Someone that one likes a lot
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*The icing on the cake* I was happy to pass the exam, the high mark was just the icing on the cake
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Something nice that is added to something else that is already good
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*Like two peas in a pod* "James and I are like two peas in a pod"
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We like the same things and we are always together
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*to be like peas & carrots* "Forrest and Jenny were always taking walks together, they were like peas & carrots."
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I love you, we belong together, we go well together
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*one bad apple spoils the barrel* "I really loved my job, but there was this one jerk there who made life miserable for everyone. One bad apple spoils the whole barrel, unfortunately".
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It only takes one person, thing, element, etc., to ruin the entire group, situation, project, etc
