Vocabulary: “Idioms with vegetables”

Nǐ hǎo ABA English friends,

Remember yesterday we learnt lots of idioms with fruit?

Well, today we are going to learn some with vegetables! Just in case you can’t remember, an idiom is an expression that cannot be understood from the meanings of its separate words but that has a separate meaning of its own.

To be full of beans – to have a lot of energy and enthusiasm.
Example: “My little sister is always full of beans; she plays for hours without getting tired or bored”

To dangle a carrot – to tempt someone/something.
Example: “Joe is always getting Pamela to do things for him. He dangles a carrot in front of her until she is tempted”

To be as cool as a cucumber – extremely calm.
Example: “She was really nervous but she acted as cool as a cucumber

To be like two peas in a pod – to be very similar.
Example: “Jonathan and his brother are so similar, you can’t tell who is who. They are peas in pod”

To be in a pickle – to be in a disagreeable position, to be in a condition of embarrassment, difficulty or disorder.
Example: “Lucy is in a pickle; she overstayed her visa in the UK”

A couch potato – a person who does not like physical activity and prefers to sit down, usually to watch television.
Example: “Oliver is a couch potato; all his does all day is watch movies”

Small potatoes – something or someone insignificant.
Example: “My apartment was stolen! Most of it was small potatoes and didn’t cost a lot of money, but my laptop was very expensive!”