*Fruit Idioms*...

ðŸ”ī A plum job = a very good job
ðŸ…ū John got a plum job at an insurance company.


ðŸ”ĩ Go pear-shaped = to fail or to be unsuccessful
ðŸ…ū Our movie plans went pear-shaped.

ðŸ”ī Peach = a person who is beautiful, helpful： a very nice person.
ðŸ…ū Mario is such a peach; he always helps us with work.


ðŸ”ĩ Lemon = a product that does not work properly
ðŸ…ū That car dealer, he sold me a lemon.


ðŸ”ī Apples and oranges = to be different from each other
ðŸ…ū Though they are twins, they are like apples and oranges.


ðŸ”ĩ Not give a fig = to not feel interested in something
ðŸ…ū I don’t give a fig about politics, it is so boring.


ðŸ”ī A bite at the cherry = an opportunity to achieve something
ðŸ…ū That promotion was your last bite at the cherry.


ðŸ”ī Go bananas = to become very angry, crazy or annoyed
ðŸ…ū I go bananas when I lose any game.


ðŸ”ĩ The apple of your eye = the person you are very fond of
 ðŸ…ū My baby sister is the apple of my eye.

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