⊙ a piece of a cake = cakewalk 簡單的事
⊙ knuckle sandwich 給你一拳 to punch someone in the face
If you keep making fun of me，I’ll give you a knuckle sandwich
⊙ take something with a pinch（=grain）of salt 持保留態度 to listen to the story or explanation with considerate doubt
You must take anything she says with a pinch of salt。She doesn't always tell the truth
⊙ sweet tooth（n） to desire to eat many sweet foods，especially candy and pastries
Add more honey if you have a sweet tooth
I have a sweet tooth and if I don't watch it，I'll really get fat
small beer = small potato（n） If you say that something is small beer, you mean that it is unimportant in comparison with something else
He thinks he's wonderful，but he's really rather small beer
bring home the bacon 養家餬口
I work 24/7 in order to bring home the bacon
⊙ Don’t cry over spilt milk 不要為了無法挽回的事情而難過 don't regret something that's already happened and that you can't change
I'm tired of hearing your complain about your lost purse。Don't cry over spilt milk
You have lost the game but don't cry over spilt milk
⊙ You can't have your cake and eat it = you can’t have it both ways 魚與熊掌不可兼得
⊙ salad days 年少輕狂的日子
Back in my salad days my friends and I used to go dancing every Saturday night
When I was in my salad days，I did a lot of dumb things
⊙ have a bun in the oven 懷孕
I have a bun in the oven，so i can’t drink tonight
⊙ like taking candy from a baby 非常簡單
Beating them was the easiest thing in the world，it was like taking candy from a baby
⊙ like a kid in a candy store 興奮過度 to be very happy and excited about the things around you, and often to react to them in a way which is silly and not controlled
You should have seen him when they arrived。He was like a kid in a candy store
⊙ butterfingers（n） 笨手笨腳，經常會把手裡拿的東西不小心掉到地上去的人 A person who tends to drop things
That butterfingers always drops the baseball
⊙ finger in every pie 多管閒事的人 to be involved in and have influence over many different activities , often in a way that people do not approve of
Tom is really annoying。He has a finger in every pie
⊙ cheesy（adj） 廉價的、劣質的、虛偽的 If you describe something as cheesy, you mean that it is cheap, unpleasant, or insincere
She rejected her boyfriend’s proposal for it’s too cheesy and insincere
⊙ corny（adj） 老掉牙的、陳舊的 If you describe something as corny, you mean that it is obvious or sentimental and not at all original
Your magic show isn’t corny。I have never seen anyone pulling doves out of T-shirt sleeves in person
⊙ salty（adj） being angry, agitated, upset
I’m salty because my favorite team lost the baseball game yesterday
salty tongue = bitter tongue 毒舌
If I had a salty tongue，I'd be a much better comedian
⊙ fruity（adj） 果香的、充滿香氣的
fruition （n） [ fruˈɪʃən ] 完成、實現 If something comes to fruition , it starts to succeed and produce the results that were intended or hoped for
After much delay，the plan to build the new hospital finally came to fruition
He is frustrated because none of his ideas for the shows ever came to fruition
⊙ greasy（adj） 油膩的
The dinner we had yesterday was too greasy so I still feel nauseous now
greasy hair 油頭
greasy（adj） 諂媚的、油條的
The greasy guy from the bar has been texting me
greasy spoon 便宜旅店、小餐館 A greasy spoon is a small, cheap, unattractive café that serves mostly fried food
It looks like a greasy spoon but the potstickers are great and the price is cheap
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