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- as easy as pie - very easy
- to have a finger in every pie - to be too concerned in all what is
going on
18.Explain the following food idioms .

As red as a turkey-cock; to be born with a silver spoon in one's mouth; as
soft as butter; to be off one's saucer; to be roasted alive; to make
mincemeat of smb (smth); to be meat and drink to smb; as close as an
oyster; to be nuts on smth; to cut like a knife; as green as gooseberry; to
put the fat in the fire; it's another cup of tea; hard cheese; to skim the
cream of smth; to be as hungry as a hunter, to have no stomach for smth;
to be meat and drink to smb; to eat the fat of the land; oil and vinegar;
banana oil.

19. Translate into Ukrainian.

A. 1.Stainless steel cutlery is the best table-ware. 2.Oh, bother! The
cake is still in the oven. 3.I think I smell something cooking. 4.- Oh,
good gracious, I've put salt instead of sugar into my tea. - No
wonder. You're so absent-minded. 5.1 believe the milk has turned
sour. 6.Thank God I shall never run to fat. 7.I prefer an open-faced
sandwich. 8.Thank you, a cucumber salad will do fine. 9.I'd like to
treat you to something tasty. 10. I'm afraid the soup is lukewarm.
11.You haven't tasted your coffee yet. - Coffee doesn't agree with
everybody. 12.1 don't like highly seasoned/ spicy dishes.
B. 1.After Bob’s fiancée broke off their engagement, his friends tried to
console him by saying that there were plenty of fish in the sea.
2.Though John is a real cold fish, his wife is quite charming. 3.It was
clear that he was fishing for a compliment. 4.Since leaving New
York to live in a small town, Bill has been like a fish out of water.
5.His report was neither fish nor foul. 6.After a day at the beach, we
were all as red as a lobster. 7.She’s graduated at the top of her class
from medical school and the world is her oyster. 8.Mary has been
happy as a clam since she changed jobs. 9.I don’t like her, she’s as
slippery as an eel. 10.During rush hours the subway is so full that the
people are packed in like sardines. 11.Don’t bite off more than you
can chew. 12.Who has never tasted bitter, knows not what is sweet.
13.What really brought things to the boil was a newspaper article.
14.They who play bowls must expect to meet with rubbers. 15.He
explained to her that it was impossible for him to quit his job, which
after all meant his bread and butter. 16.I won’t quarrel with my

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