1. a picky eater                           吃饭挑剔之人
2. apple of one's eye                      珍爱之人（或物），宝贝 
3. the cold shoulder                       对某人冷淡
4. a slip of the tongue                    口误
5. a bitter pill to swallow                吞下苦果
6. an apple a day keeps the doctor away    一天一个苹果，不用请医生（常吃水果有益健康）
7. a piece of cake                         容易做的事（不费吹灰之力）
8. as fit as a fiddle                      非常健康
9. a big appetite                          胃口很好
10. an adventurous eater                   大胆的食客
11. bring home the bacon                   挣钱养家 
12. bite off more than you can chew        贪多而吃不下（尤指接下过多工作而完不成）
13. burn the midnight oil                  熬夜 
14. be kept in the dark                    被蒙在鼓里
15. behind the times                       过时了，落伍了，不时髦
16. bump into                              偶然碰到,撞见
17. burn the candle at both ends           非常忙碌，过度疲劳
18. cry over spilt milk                    覆水难收
19. It is not my cup of tea                非我所爱
20. the calm before the storm              暴风雨前的平静
21. born with a silver spoon in your mouth 生于富贵之家，生来享受富贵 
22. by hook or by crook                    不择手段，无论如何
23. burn one's bridges                     破釜沉舟，自断后路
24. Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder  情人眼里出西施
25. bite the hand that feeds you           忘恩负义
26. eat like a horse                       吃得很多
27. go to pieces                           破碎,沮丧，心碎
28. go Dutch                               各付各的钱  
29. get the axe:                           被解雇，被开除
30. go in one ear and out the other        听了并不照办,左耳朵进右耳朵出 
31. get carried away                       得意忘形,失去理智
32. give somebody a ring                   给某人打电话
33. give somebody a hand                   帮助某人
34. have your cake and eat it              鱼与熊掌兼得