English Vocabulary: Idioms and Food Part II – “Bread”

Good morning ABA friends,

Today is part two of our Idioms with Food series. Part One was with the word “egg” and you can find it here.

Suggested exercise: Write down 5 to 10 idioms, make a sentence with them and memorize them. You can post your sentences in the comments’ section and if there are any errors, we will correct them for you!

Right, let’s start:

Idioms with “bread”

As warm as toast – very warm and cozy.
Example: “The office is always lovely and as warm as toast in the winter”

Bread and butter – someone’s income or job used to buy the basic needs of life like food, shelter and clothing.
Example: “In this recession, we are all worried about where to get our bread and butter”

Greatest thing since sliced bread – the greatest thing that has ever existed.
Example: “My grandmother believes that the washing machine is the greatest thing since sliced bread”

Half a loaf is better than none – having a little bit of something is better than having nothing at all.
Example: “I work part time, but I guess having half a loaf is better than no job”

Half-baked – to not be thought through carefully.
Example: “His business ideas are always half-baked, they don’t make financial sense”

Know which side one’s bread is buttered on – to know what is good for you.
Example: “Just make sure you know which side your bread is buttered on before you meet with your boss”

Suggested exercise: Write down 5 to 10 idioms, make a sentence with them and memorize them. You can post your sentences in the comments’ section and if there are any errors, we will correct them for you!

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Why not get a pen and paper and do it now? Otherwise, it’s possible you might forget.

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