Food-related Expressions

Question	Answer
Used to describe a clever person; good at decision-making; not to be confused with smart-ass/ know-it-all	Smart Cookie
If your friend is a nosey parker, then they´re likely to ...	spill the beans
A synonymous expression for "sweet-talk"	To butter somebody up
Aside from working as a qualified teacher, she also moonlights as a cabbie to be able to...	bring home the bacon.
It's no use ______ - he's spent all the money, and there's nothing you can do about it.	crying over spilled milk
The prime minister upset most of the local population when he imposed a new lockdown on them, but he was well aware that it was the only feasible solution at the time. (The descriptive idiom is...)	you can´t make an omelette without breaking (a few) eggs.
if he keeps on _________ his "suitors", he will be left on the shelf.	cherry-picking
He´s mutated into a ______. There´s no weaning him from his personal computer.	mouse potato

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	Created by Gastón Brienza about 3 years ago