*Fruit Idioms*...
ðī A plum job = a very good job ð
ū John got a plum job at an insurance company. ðĩ Go pear-shaped = to fail or to be unsuccessful ð
ū Our movie plans went pear-shaped. ðī Peach = a person who is beautiful, helpful: a very nice person. ð
ū Mario is such a peach; he always helps us with work. ðĩ Lemon = a product that does not work properly ð
ū That car dealer, he sold me a lemon. ðī Apples and oranges = to be different from each other ð
ū Though they are twins, they are like apples and oranges. ðĩ Not give a fig = to not feel interested in something ð
ū I don’t give a fig about politics, it is so boring. ðī A bite at the cherry = an opportunity to achieve something ð
ū That promotion was your last bite at the cherry. ðī Go bananas = to become very angry, crazy or annoyed ð
ū I go bananas when I lose any game. ðĩ The apple of your eye = the person you are very fond of ð
ū My baby sister is the apple of my eye.