IDIOMS

Level 6
 Not to be sbs cup of tea
Thanks for inviting me, but ballet isnt really my cup of tea

Not what someone

likes or is interested in 2
 Bread and butter
Our costumers are our bread and butter, so treat them with respect

Routine, an ordinary
activity

Something that
provides you with
regular income
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Go bananas

She will go bananas if

she sees this mess

To go crazy
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Hot potato
A problem, situation, etc.
that is difficult to deal with
and causes a lot of
disagreement

The abortion issue is a political hot potato in

the United States. 5
Theres no use crying over spilled
milk
It's no use crying over
spilled milk - he's spent all
the money, and there's
nothing you can do about it.

To emphasize that it is not

useful feeling sorry about
something that has already
happened
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The apple of sbs eye

the person who someone loves most

and is very proud of

His youngest daughter was the apple of his eye.

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 As cool as a cucumber
She walked in as
cool as a
cucumber, as if
nothing had
happened.

very calm or very calmly, especially when

this is surprising
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