Sweet Idioms



Here are some commonly used English Idioms.

1. a piece of cake- very easy. It's a piece of cake.

2. as easy as pie- very easy. It was as easy as pie.

3. like giving candy to a baby- very easy, especially when you do something wrong. It was like giving candy to a baby. (Of course the baby will accept it.)

4. a fruitcake- really strange crazy, a kind of serious word. She's a fruitcake.

5. going bananas- becoming crazy, especially with too much to do. I'm going bananas.

6. nut/ nutty- funny kind of crazy, usually makes you laugh. He's a nut. or He's nutty.

7. a tough cookie- a tough or strong person, or doesn't show his emotions easily. That man is a tough cookie.

8. sugar and spice- very sweet, nice, or kind, feminine, (used for girls.) Her daughter is sugar and spice.

Questions and Answers

Find the correct answers from the choices below.

Choices: nutty / fruitcake / bananas / cake / candy / cookie / pie / sugar

1. That test wasn't difficult at all. It was as easy as ________.
2. The soldier didn't cry when his friend died. He's a tough ________ .
3. My uncle Joe is so funny when he visits. He's really _________ .
4. I have so much work to do today, I think I'm going _________.
5. That sweet little girl Teresa is full of ________ and spice.
6. That old lady really thinks a mouse is her son. She's a ________.
7. Lying to the teacher was like giving _________ to a baby. He accepted my lie easily.
8. My interview was great and so easy. It was a piece of _________.