Hey there how are you in this video lesson
I'm going to show you how to speak more like a native English speaker
through idioms that are related to
Apples it is
Apple season in the United States, and I love apples
But it made me start thinking about all the idioms
We have that are directly related to this very special fruits
So I'd like to share 8 of the top most use most popular most well-known
Idioms that include the word Apple, I'd like to share them with you today
And how you can use them so if that sounds interesting then let's begin
An
Apple a day keeps the doctor away
We know that eating fruits and vegetables are healthy so that's what this idiom implies
Is that if you eat an apple every day?
Then you will remain healthy an apple a day keeps the doctor away and it rhymes
Too you are the apple of my eye
So this means that I adore you. I love you you were wonderful to me. You're the apple of my eye
or
he is the apple of my eye it can be any person number three I
Used to live in the Big Apple. Do you know what city that is?
That's right. It's New York the Big Apple for
Apple pie is so American
There's even an idiom that includes apple pie, which is it's as easy as apple pie?
Now I don't know that apple pie is actually that easy to make but I do know it's easy to eat
So maybe that's where this idiom comes foam as easy as apple pie
We can use an apple to make a comparison when we it's like apples and oranges
Meaning you can't compare these two things for example. Would you rather go on vacation?
Skiing or go to the beach well
They're both fun. But they're very different, so it's like comparing apples and oranges to me
Number six the apple doesn't fall far from the tree
meaning if you think about
family
The Apple is related to the tree, so it's like the child is
Very similar to the parent the apple doesn't fall far from the tree
7 we can talk about a bad or a rotten apple
using an idiom a
rotten apple spoils the batch
so you don't want to be a bad apple or a rotten apple and
Number eight one of my favorite expressions using apples how do you like them apples?
Now this is very
Colloquial it's not correct
Grammatically, but it comes from pop culture a movie called Good Will Hunting
Which I highly recommend if you haven't seen it one of the characters says how do you like them apples?
And it means something that is
unwelcomed
Surprising maybe something you wouldn't like
So the character says well. How do you like that or?
How do you like them apples because it's something like a surprise, so it's funny that he uses the word apples
But why not there's such a common theme in American culture that they've made their way into many many idioms
So I hope that you enjoyed learning eight new idioms that are related to apples and you can now
Understand them and express yourself with them more if you enjoyed it
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