Idioms With Food Flashcards

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To put all your effort into doing something so that if it fails you have no alternative left

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Put all your eggs in one basket

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Have more important or pressing things to do than the current situation

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Have bigger fish to fry

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To admit that you are wrong and apologize

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Eat humble pie

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Sweeten the pill

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To make something unpleasant or difficult more acceptable or easier to deal with

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To be embarrassed or humiliated as a result of making a mistake or being proven wrong

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Get egg on your face

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