地道的吃货一枚，喜欢吃各种美味的零食，一些关于吃喝的英文习语学会了吗？
1. curry favour讨好，奉承，拍马屁（curry是咖喱）
He's always trying to curry favour with the boss.
他总是想方设法拍老板马屁。
2. be in apple-pie order井然有序；整齐；井井有条（apple-pie是苹果派）
Their house is always in apple-pie order.
他们家总是收拾得井井有条。
3. jam tomorrow许而不予的好东西，可望不可及的东西（jam是果酱）
As children we were always being promised jam tomorrow, if only we would be patient.
孩提时大人总是许诺只要我们耐心点儿就会给我们好东西。
4. (as) cool as a cucumber镇静，冷静，泰然自若（cucumber是黄瓜）
She walked in as cool as a cucumber, as if nothing had happened.
她泰然自若地走进来，好像什么事也没发生过。
5. be like chalk and cheese截然不同；迥异（chalk是粉笔，cheese是奶酪）
My brother and I are like chalk and cheese.
我哥哥和我截然不同。
6. like two peas in a pod（尤指外观）非常相像（pea是豌豆）
The twins are like two peas in a pod.
那对双胞胎长得极像。
7. bean counter（尤指大公司的）会计师（bean是豆类）
It looked like the project was going to be approved, but the bean counters said it wasn't cost-effective.
眼看这个项目就要获批准了，但会计师们认为它不划算。
8. bring home the bacon养家糊口（bacon是培根）
I can't sit around all day - someone's got to bring home the bacon.
我不能整天坐着无所事事——家里总得有个养家糊口的人。
9. chew the cud深思，反复思考（cud是咀嚼物）
He sat for a moment chewing the cud before he spoke.
他坐着沉思了片刻才开口说话。
10. eat crow / eat humble pie认错；道歉（pie是馅饼）
After boasting that his company could outperform the industry's best, he's been forced to eat humble pie.
他吹嘘他的公司可以压倒业内最好的企业，但之后，他就不得不承认言过其实了。
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