Food Idioms Quiz You can do this quiz online or print it on paper. It tests many of the idioms on our Food Idioms page. 1. Students who get scholarships to the top universities are the hot potatoes bread and butter cream of the crop a) hot potatoes b) bread and butter c) cream of the crop 2. I don't like going to the opera. It just isn't my cup of tea piece of cake gravy train a) cup of tea b) piece of cake c) gravy train 3. Healthy children are _______ . They don't just sit around all day. souped up cool as cucumbers full of beans a) souped up b) cool as cucumbers c) full of beans 4. Every school has some _______ , so be careful who you make friends with. hot cakes bad eggs peach fuzz a) hot cakes b) bad eggs c) peach fuzz 5. Putting all your _______ in one basket can be risky, you know? cookies eggs apples a) cookies b) eggs c) apples 6. I always know when he wants something. He tries to _______ before asking. butter me up spill the beans bring home the bacon a) butter me up b) spill the beans c) bring home the bacon 7. She likes to _______ in her classes with games and interesting activities. spice things up soup things up butter things up a) spice things up b) soup things up c) butter things up 8. I can never tell what Maria's thinking. She's the apple of my eye in a nutshell a hard nut to crack a) the apple of my eye b) in a nutshell c) a hard nut to crack 9. She didn't want to do it, but her friends kept egging her on freezing her buns off selling like hot cakes a) egging her on b) freezing her buns off c) selling like hot cakes 10. Take everything you read on the Internet with a _______ and you'll be okay. piece of cake pinch of salt bun in the oven a) piece of cake b) pinch of salt c) bun in the oven Your score is: Correct answers:
