Food Idioms

bread-and-butter issue

duck soup

big enchilada

wine and dine

chew the fat

couch potato

spill the beans

salt mine

take the cake

hot potato

butter up

top banana

good egg

meal ticket

big cheese

bring home the bacon

gravy train

bad egg

kettle of fish

sweet tooth

pea soup

free lunch

meat and potatoes

salad days

piece of cake

half-baked

eat up

forbidden fruit

in a nutshell

silver spoon

food for thought