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![I thought I was just going to interview the secretary,](/_ipx/f_webp&q_80&fit_contain&s_1440x1080/imagesDir/jpg/527463/slide-1.jpg)
I thought I was just going to interview the secretary, but
they let me talk to the big cheese himself.
= very important person (VIP)
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![Please tell me the bread and butter of your report.](/_ipx/f_webp&q_80&fit_contain&s_1440x1080/imagesDir/jpg/527463/slide-2.jpg)
Please tell me the bread and butter of your report. Don’t
go into details.
= necessities, the main thing
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![Rick wants to be rich but he doesn’t want to](/_ipx/f_webp&q_80&fit_contain&s_1440x1080/imagesDir/jpg/527463/slide-3.jpg)
Rick wants to be rich but he doesn’t want to work.
He wants to have his cake and eat it too.
= want more than your fair
share or need
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![He had the ball, but he dropped it! What a](/_ipx/f_webp&q_80&fit_contain&s_1440x1080/imagesDir/jpg/527463/slide-4.jpg)
He had the ball, but he dropped it! What a butterfingers!
= somebody who often drops things
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![I thought I was afraid of flying, but I was](/_ipx/f_webp&q_80&fit_contain&s_1440x1080/imagesDir/jpg/527463/slide-5.jpg)
I thought I was afraid of flying, but I was cool
as a cucumber all the way to England.
= very relaxed
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![We invited the cream of the crop to entertain us](/_ipx/f_webp&q_80&fit_contain&s_1440x1080/imagesDir/jpg/527463/slide-6.jpg)
We invited the cream of the crop to entertain us at
the Christmas party.
= the best
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![Opera isn't exactly my cup of tea. = something you enjoy (usually used negatively)](/_ipx/f_webp&q_80&fit_contain&s_1440x1080/imagesDir/jpg/527463/slide-7.jpg)
Opera isn't exactly my cup of tea.
= something you enjoy
(usually
used negatively)
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![You're going to have to really use your noodle on](/_ipx/f_webp&q_80&fit_contain&s_1440x1080/imagesDir/jpg/527463/slide-8.jpg)
You're going to have to really use your noodle on this
crossword puzzle. It's very difficult!
= use your brain
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![I'm nuts about classical music these days. = like a lot](/_ipx/f_webp&q_80&fit_contain&s_1440x1080/imagesDir/jpg/527463/slide-9.jpg)
I'm nuts about classical music these days.
= like a lot
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![Harry has been out to lunch ever since he lost his job. = crazy or mad](/_ipx/f_webp&q_80&fit_contain&s_1440x1080/imagesDir/jpg/527463/slide-10.jpg)
Harry has been out to lunch ever since he lost his
job.
= crazy or mad
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![Your daughter is one smart cookie. She reads much higher](/_ipx/f_webp&q_80&fit_contain&s_1440x1080/imagesDir/jpg/527463/slide-11.jpg)
Your daughter is one smart cookie. She reads much higher than
her grade level.
= a very intelligent person
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![Don’t worry! This test is piece of cake. I finished](/_ipx/f_webp&q_80&fit_contain&s_1440x1080/imagesDir/jpg/527463/slide-12.jpg)
Don’t worry! This test is piece of cake. I finished it
in twenty minutes.
= easy, simple
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![That second-hand car I bought was a real lemon. It](/_ipx/f_webp&q_80&fit_contain&s_1440x1080/imagesDir/jpg/527463/slide-13.jpg)
That second-hand car I bought was a real lemon. It broke
down a week after I bought it.
= to buy something
useless or defective
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![Fred will never ask Lucy for a date. He is a chicken. = a cowardly person](/_ipx/f_webp&q_80&fit_contain&s_1440x1080/imagesDir/jpg/527463/slide-14.jpg)
Fred will never ask Lucy for a date. He is a
chicken.
= a cowardly person
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![They couldn't get to sleep because they were full of](/_ipx/f_webp&q_80&fit_contain&s_1440x1080/imagesDir/jpg/527463/slide-15.jpg)
They couldn't get to sleep because they were full of beans.
=
to have lots of energy
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![He never phoned his mother. He was a bad egg.](/_ipx/f_webp&q_80&fit_contain&s_1440x1080/imagesDir/jpg/527463/slide-16.jpg)
He never phoned his mother. He was a bad egg.
= а
person who cannot
be trusted
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![She should get out more, she's turning into a real](/_ipx/f_webp&q_80&fit_contain&s_1440x1080/imagesDir/jpg/527463/slide-17.jpg)
She should get out more, she's turning into a real couch
potato.
= someone who just sits
on the couch watching TV
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![When Harry lost his job, he was really in the](/_ipx/f_webp&q_80&fit_contain&s_1440x1080/imagesDir/jpg/527463/slide-18.jpg)
When Harry lost his job, he was really in the soup.
=
to be in serious trouble