與食物相關的英語口語短語

作為一枚吃貨，如果不熟誦一些關於吃喝的英文習語，怎麼對得起這個名頭。下面是小編整理的`與食物相關的英語口語短語，歡迎閲讀!

1. curry favour 討好，奉承，拍馬屁(curry是咖喱)

He's always trying to curry favour with the boss.

他總是想方設法拍老闆馬屁。

2. be in apple-pie order 井然有序;整齊;井井有條(apple-pie是蘋果派)

Their house is always in apple-pie order.

他們家總是收拾得井井有條。

3. jam tomorrow 許而不予的好東西，可望不可及的東西(jam是果醬)

As children we were always being promised jam tomorrow, if only we would be patient.

孩提時大人總是許諾只要我們耐心點兒就會給我們好東西。

4. (as) cool as a cucumber 鎮靜，冷靜，泰然自若(cucumber是黃瓜)

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

她泰然自若地走進來，好像什麼事也沒發生過。

5. be like chalk and cheese 截然不同;迥異(chalk是粉筆，cheese是奶酪)

My brother and I are like chalk and cheese.

我哥哥和我截然不同。

6. like two peas in a pod (尤指外觀)非常相像(pea是豌豆)

The twins are like two peas in a pod.

那對雙胞胎長得極像。

7. bean counter (尤指大公司的)會計師(bean是豆類)

It looked like the project was going to be approved, but the bean counters said it wasn't cost-effective.

眼看這個項目就要獲批准了，但會計師們認為它不划算。

8. bring home the bacon 養家餬口(bacon是培根)

I can't sit around all day - someone's got to bring home the bacon.

我不能整天坐着無所事事——家裏總得有個養家餬口的人。

9. chew the cud 深思，反覆思考(cud是咀嚼物)

He sat for a moment chewing the cud before he spoke.

他坐着沉思了片刻才開口説話。

10. eat crow / eat humble pie 認錯;道歉(pie是餡餅)

After boasting that his company could outperform the industry's best, he's been forced to eathumble pie.

他吹噓他的公司可以壓倒業內最好的企業，但之後，他就不得不承認言過其實了。

11. sour grapes 酸葡萄(指由於得不到而貶低某物，grape是葡萄)

I don't think it's such a great job - and that's not just sour grapes because I didn't get it.

我認為這份工作不怎麼樣——我可不是因為吃不着葡萄説葡萄酸。

12. spill the beans 泄露祕密(bean是豆類)

So who spilled the beans about her affair with David?

所以到底是誰把她和大衞的私情泄露出去的?