Food Idioms

A list of useful expressions mentioning food.

Vocab

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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