ENGLISH JULIA'S LAB
spill the beans -reveal the truth.
HAVEN'T GOT A BEAN - HAVE NO MONEY
BE FULL OF BEANS - HAVE A LOT OF ENERGY
a bad apple - A MEAN PERSON
apple of one's eye - Something or someone that is adored; a cherished person or object
apple-polisher - a person who does favors for a superior
apple-pie order - neatness; tidy arrangement
upset the applecart - ruin or mix up another person's success or plan for success.
To be a bad egg – to be a bad person.
To egg someone on – to encourage someone to do something, usually bad or wrong or dangerous.
To have egg on one’s face – to be embarrassed by an error committed.
To put all one’s eggs in one basket – to risk everything at once.
To teach one’s grandmother to suck eggs – to try to tell someone who has more knowledge that you how to do something.
To walk on eggshells – to be very cautious and careful around someone so that they don’t get angry.
a storm in a ˈteacup - small or unimportant problem which is treated as much more serious than it really is
cup of tea - something one prefers, desires, enjoys, or cares about. wouldn't do (something) for all the tea in China
spill the tea - to gossip.
hot tea - slang gossip, especially that which is provocative or scandalous.