Food Idioms

A list of useful expressions mentioning food.

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    Sacar las castañas del fuego To get out of trouble
    Ser la leche To be the best
    Ser la leche To be unbelievable (for bad reasons)
    Importarle a alguien un rábano Couldn't care less
    Importarle a alguien un pimiento Couldn't care less
    El que se pica, ajos come If a person overreacts or gets angry about something, it's probably because there's a grain of truth, sometimes compared to the expression "if the shoe/cap fits"
    Darle calabazas a alguien To give someone the brushoff
    No está hecha la miel para la boca del asno Don't cast pearls before swine
    Llamar al pan, pan y al vino, vino Plain talking/telling it like it is, sometimes compared to "to call a spade a spade"
    Comerse el coco To worry
    Comer el coco a alguien To get brainwashed
    Ser más bueno que el pan To be a good soul
    Ser la pera To be terrific, amazing
    Ser la pera To be crazy, annoying
    Conocer a su media naranja To meet your other half/soulmate
    Estar como una cafetera To be crazy
    Y fueron felices y comieron perdices And they lived happily ever after

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    SiobhánA0Kwiziq community member

    El que se pica, ajos come

    What does this literally mean? Is it he gets irritated eats garlic? Thanks
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    LoriA2Kwiziq community memberCorrect answer

    The one who bites eats garlic.

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    El que se pica, ajos come

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    comer el coco a alguien

    How to we express to brainwash someone? For example: Luis brainwashed the whole group into believing he was a god.

    Thank you

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    InmaKwiziq team member

    Hola Siobhán

    That could be expressed like this:

    "Luis le comió el coco al grupo haciéndoles creer que él era un dios."

    Saludos

    Inma

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    comer el coco a alguien

    How to we express to brainwash someone? For example: Luis brainwashed the whole group into believing he was a god.

    Thank you

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