15Mins Live Podcast: 食物相關慣用語 Food related idioms

主題: 食物相關慣用語 Food related idioms

 

1. COOL AS A CUCUMBER 冷靜

Meaning: This is another way to say that someone is calm and composed.

Example: "The exam is next week and I'm as cool as a cucumber."

 

1. BIG CHEESE 大人物

Meaning: An influential person.

Example: "Tony is the boss of the whole sales and marketing department. He is a big cheese."

 

1. BRING HOME THE BACON 賺錢回家

Meaning: The person who “brings home the bacon” is someone who is earning the most money.

Example: "Simon took another job so he could bring home the bacon."

 

1. HARD NUT TO CRACK 很難解決的問題

Meaning: A problem that is difficult to solve is also known as “a hard nut to crack.”

Example: "That grammar question in the test was a hard nut to crack, don't you think?"

 

1. WITH A PINCH OF SALT 不可盡信

Meaning: Taking something “with a pinch of salt” means that you are listening to a story or an explanation with a sense of doubt or uncertainty.

Example: "You have to take this data with a pinch of salt until the correct data is released."

 

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