Vocabulary: “Idioms with fruit”

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Today we are going to learn some idioms English speakers use, using names or types of fruit.

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To compare apples and oranges – to examine the similarities of things that are completely different.
Example: “Comparing the salary of a person that lives in Spain and a person that lives in Sweden is like comparing apples and oranges”

The apple of one’s eye – something or someone very precious or dear.
Example: “John little girl is the apple of his eye, he loves her so much”

The apple never falls far from the tree – statement made to infer that one is invariably similar to their parents. Often used negatively or ironically.
Example: “Jane’s mother was a thief and bad person and so is Jane. That apple didn’t fall far from the tree”

As American as apple pie – having qualities that are thought to be typical of the US or of the people of the US.
Example: “Prom dresses are as American as apple pie”

To be a bad apple – one bad person in a group of people who are good.
Example: “All of Sue’s friends are lovely and very friendly. Except for Ben, he’s a bad apple”

To go bananas – to go crazy.
Example: “When I told Luis that he could go on the school trip, he went bananas”

To cherry pick – to choose something very carefully.
Example: “Paul always cherry picks the best books from the second hand book shop”

To not give a fig – If you don’t give a fig about something, you don’t care about it at all, especially used to express how little one cares about another’s opinions or actions.
Example: “Helen and I are no longer friends; I don’t give a fig whether she comes to the party of not”

To be a peach – If someone is a peach, he or she is a very nice person.
Example: “Thank you for helping me paint, James, you’re a peach!”

To have sour grapes – the attitude of pretending you don’t want something just because you can’t have it.
Example: “Karen’s attitude towards the competition winner was sour grapes”

Tomorrow, don’t miss our lesson on idioms with vegetables!