hot potato
in your bare hands. This also means a problem or issue that no one wants to deal with. Someone might call you a
couch potato
if you sit and watch television all day and get little or no physical exercise.
Like potatoes, turnips are root vegetables that grow in the">the ground. Here is an old saying:
you cannot
squeeze blood out of a turnip
. That means you cannot get something from a person that he or she is not willing or able to give.
Farmers have to separate the">the valuable parts of their">their crops from the">the waste. So
separating the">the wheat from the">the chaff
means keeping what is valuable and rejecting what is worthless.
Students often have to take a difficult test to gain entrance to a special school. So you could say the">the ones who are chosen are the">the best ones, or
the
cream of the crop
.
There is an old saying that
forbidden fruit tastes the sweetest.
That means some people get pleasure from doing something that they are not supposed to do.
Bananas are a popular fruit to eat. But if you
go bananas
, you are wild with excitement or worry.
Finally, let us talk about lemons. Lemons have a sour taste if you eat them plain. But lemons make a nice drink when you mix their juice with sugar and water. So here is an expression about lemons that we like:
If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.
This means you should always try to make the best of a bad situation.
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