原创 2016-03-23 英语点津 中国日报网双语新闻
身为一个吃货，怎么能不知道几个与食物相关的习语呢？今天小编就带你来看看那些与吃有关的英文习语。

1
curry favour
讨好，奉承，拍马屁

17'

curry：咖喱

➤He's always trying to curry favour with the boss.
他总是想方设法拍老板马屁。

15'

2
be in apple-pie order
井然有序，整齐，井井有条

19'

apple-pie：苹果派

➤Their house is always in apple-pie order.
他们家总是收拾得井井有条。

15'

3
jam tomorrow
许而不予的好东西，可望不可及的东西

20'

jam：果酱

➤As children we were always being promised jam tomorrow, if only we would be patient.
孩提时大人总是许诺只要我们耐心点儿就会给我们好东西。

14'

4
(as) cool as a cucumber
镇静，冷静，泰然自若

6'

cucumber: 黄瓜

➤She walked in as cool as a cucumber, as if nothing had happened.
她泰然自若地走进来，好像什么事也没发生过。

16'

5
be like chalk and cheese
截然不同，迥异

12'

cheese：奶酪

➤My brother and I are like chalk and cheese.
我哥哥和我截然不同。

8'

6
like two peas in a pod
（尤指外观）非常相像

7'

pea：豌豆

➤The twins are like two peas in a pod.
那对双胞胎长得极像。

8'

7
bean counter
（尤指大公司的）会计师

6'

bean：豆类

➤It looked like the project was going to be approved, but the bean counters said it wasn't cost-effective.
眼看这个项目就要获批准了，但会计师们认为它不划算。

10'

8
bring home the bacon
养家糊口

7'

bacon：培根

➤I can't sit around all day - someone's got to bring home the bacon.
我不能整天坐着无所事事——家里总得有个养家糊口的人。

6'

9
chew the cud
深思，反复思考

5'

cud：咀嚼物

➤He sat for a moment chewing the cud before he spoke.
他坐着沉思了片刻才开口说话。

8'

10
eat crow/humble pie
认错，道歉

8'

pie：馅饼

After boasting that his company could outperform the industry's best, he's been forced to eat humble pie.
他吹嘘他的公司可以压倒业内最好的企业，但之后，他就不得不承认言过其实了。

9'

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