If something is a piece of cake it is very easy to do. Informal English. Examples of use: a) My English exam was a piece of cake. b) I thought buying a new car would be a piece of cake, but there are so many to choose from! c) Stopping smoking cigarettes was a piece [...]
Idiom: a square meal
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A square meal is a substantial and healthy meal: one that is nourishing and fills you. Examples of use: a) I've been eating salad all week: I need a square meal! b) You're looking thin. What you need is a good square meal. c) You must eat three square meals a day. Image [...]
Phrasal verb: throw together
November 15, 2010 By Leave a Comment
1. To throw together something, or throw something together, is to prepare or create it without much planning, and with whatever is available at the time. Examples of use: a) I haven't been shopping. I will have to throw something together for dinner. b) They threw a meal together when they got home from work. [...]
Idiom: as keen as mustard
September 19, 2010 By Leave a Comment
If somebody is as keen as mustard, they are very enthusiastic. British English. Mustard is a pungent yellow or brown paste or powder used to add flavour to food. Examples of use: 1. The new army recruits are as keen as mustard. 2. She can't wait to go to university. She's as keen as mustard. [...]
Idiom: cool as a cucumber
August 11, 2010 By Leave a Comment
To be as cool as a cucumber is to be calm and serene in stressful circumstances. Examples of use: 1. We were frightened of the storm, but she was cool as a cucumber. 2. He has an important exam today but he is as cool as a cucumber about it. 3. Mary was as cool [...]
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