FINISH THAT FOOD PHRASE

Where do all those sayings come from?

Houses had thatched roofs. Thick straw, piled high, with no wood underneath. It was the only place for animals to get warm, so all the pets... dogs, cats and other small animals, mice, rats, bugs lived in the roof. When it rained it became slippery and sometimes the animals would slip and fall off the roof. Hence the saying, "It's raining cats and dogs"

Sometimes they could obtain pork and would feel really special when that happened. When company came over, they would bring out some bacon and hang it to show it off. It was a sign of wealth and that a man "could really bring home the bacon." They would cut off a little to share with guests and would all sit around and "chew the fat."

Bread was divided according to status. Workers got the burnt bottom of the loaf, the family got the middle, and guests got the top, or the, you guessed it ..."upper crust".

Now lets get started, remember I’ll start the phrase and You finish it.

It’s Like Comparing

Apples and ____

It’s Like Comparing

Apples and

Oranges

Don’t Upset the Apple

____

Don’t Upset the Apple

Cart

A Spoonful of Sugar Helps the ___ ___

___

A Spoonful of Sugar Helps the

Medicine go Down

When Life Gives you Lemons,

make ______

When Life Gives you Lemons,

make Lemonade

Don’t Put all your Eggs in

____ ____

Don’t Put all your Eggs in

One Basket

You Can’t Squeeze

Blood out of a _____

You Can’t Squeeze

Blood out of a Turnip

It’s as Flat as a ____

It’s as Flat as a

Pancake

You Can Catch More

Flies with Honey than with ____

You Can Catch More

Flies with Honey than with Vinegar

That’s the Way the Cookie ____

That’s the Way the Cookie

Crumbles

Life is a Bowl of

____

Life is a Bowl of Cherries

Have your Cake and

___ __ ___

Have your Cake and Eat it Too

Its the Greatest

Thing Since ____ ____

Its the Greatest

Thing Since Sliced Bread

You are the Apple of

____ ____

You are the Apple of My Eye

Its Like Walking on

____

Its Like Walking on Eggshells

Nutty as a ____

Nutty as a Fruitcake

Take it with a Grain of

____

Take it with a Grain of

Salt

It’s Like Taking

Candy From a ____

It’s Like Taking

Candy From a Baby

It’s Not Worth a Hill

of ____

It’s Not Worth a Hill

of Beans

It’s as Easy as ____

It’s as Easy as Pie

That’s the Icing on

____ ____

That’s the Icing on

The Cake

I’m as Happy as ____ ____

I’m as Happy as a Clam

He is as Cool as a

____

He is as Cool as a

Cucumber

It’s as American as

____ ___

It’s as American as

Apple Pie

He’s Got Egg on

____ ___

He’s Got Egg on

His Face

It is Selling Like ____

It is Selling Like

Hotcakes

It’s No Use Crying Over ____ ____

It’s No Use Crying Over Spilt Milk

They are Packed in like

____

They are Packed in like

Sardines

She will Drop You Like aHot ____

She will Drop You Like aHot Potato

That’s a Fine Kettle of

____

That’s a Fine Kettle of

Fish

Lets Talk ____

Lets Talk Turkey

It’s Not My Cup of ____

It’s Not My Cup of

Tea

He’s in a Pretty ____

He’s in a Pretty Pickle

They are just like Two Peas

in a ____

They are just like Two Peas

in a Pod

The Whole World is your

____

The Whole World is your

Oyster

He’s a Hard nut to ____

He’s a Hard nut to Crack

He’s Bringing Home the

____

He’s Bringing Home the

Bacon

She’s Not the Only Fish in

the ____

She’s Not the Only Fish in

the Sea

He’s as slow as

____

He’s as slow as

Molasses

Your Gooseis

____

Your Gooseis

Cooked

I’ve Got a Bigger Fish

to ____

I’ve Got a Bigger Fish

to Fry

Man Does Not Live

by ____ ____

Man Does Not Live

by Bread Alone