Today we're talking about 10 Desert Idioms.
Today were talking about desert idioms.
They're all related to dessert,
but they all mean different things.
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Number One - Piece of Cake
It just means if something is very, very easy
just like eating cake.
And every task you undertake
becomes a piece of cake
Number Two - To Have Your Cake & Eat It Too
This idiom means you cannot have it both ways.
You can't have your cake and still eat it.
Because if you eat it, it's gone.
You don't have it anymore.
I have it, and I'm eating it.
And now oops, it's gone.
And this relates to life by telling you that you cannot
have everything that you want.
Think of somebody who maybe is working
all the time, making a lot of money
to get a really nice house.
But they can't enjoy the house
because they're always at work.
You can't have your cake and eat it too.
Number Three - Icing on the Cake
Icing on the cake means something that makes
something good even better
or something bad even worse.
So it really amps up a situation.
It felt so great.
I just wanted to go in and hit four for four
and qualify for World's one last time.
And winning was just icing on the cake.
Number Four - To Sugarcoat (something)
This means to make something seem better,
more pleasant, or more acceptable than it is.
To sugarcoat it.
You don't have to sugarcoat it. I get the drill
Number Five - Easy as Apple Pie
What this means is that something is really, really, really easy.
Just like eating pie.
So sometimes you see it as
"easy as apple pie."
Or sometimes you just see it "easy as pie."
So sometimes it has the apple and sometimes it doesn't.
But it really just means
that it's as easy as eating the pie.
Not making it because making it is a little difficult.
Number Six - Flat as a Pancake
I really like this one. I don't know why.
Probably one of my favorites.
So you know pancake...it's very, very flat.
It doesn't have any ridges or any bumps or anything.
It just means that something is very, very flat.
Flat as a pancake, huh?
Number Seven - Nutty as a Fruitcake
Now, I don't have a fruit cake to show you
because I couldn't find one today.
But you have to trust me.
They're very nutty.
They have a lot of nuts.
But when we say that someone is nutty,
it also means that they're a little crazy.
So when someone is nutty as a fruitcake,
it can mean anything from just being a little silly
to completely crazy.
Nutty as a fruitcake.
Well, I can save you the trouble. You're nutty as a fruitcake.
Number Eight - That's the Way the Cookie Crumbles
Now this idiom really means "that's how life works."
I'm Bruce Nolan.
And that's the way the cookie crumbles.
Number Nine - To Sell Like Hotcakes
This means that something sells very well
or is very, very successful.
Number Ten - To Have a Sweet Tooth
A person has a sweet tooth love's sweets.
They love desserts.
Okay. So, for example I have a huge sweet tooth.
I love all kinds of desserts and sugar.
And my favorite is chocolate.
Here you go sonny.
A little something for the old sweet tooth.
So there was it for the ten idioms.
I hope you like them, and I hope you're not too hungry.
Now, it's time to practice what we've learned.
I want you to look the a sentence and choose the best
answer to complete the sentence.
Say your answer out loud.
The correct answer is c) easy as apple pie.
When an exam is easy, you probably finish it quickly.
So, during this lesson we ate a lot
But we learned even more, no?
Now you have ten dessert idioms
that you can use any time.
Not just when you want something sweet.
I think this lesson was as easy as apple pie
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And sorry if I made you hungry,
but that's it for today's lesson.
Thanks for joining us today and see you next time.
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