Fruit Idioms

1. Apple

1. The apple of your eye

• Meaning: The person who you are very fond of.
• E.g. She has three children, but her youngest son is the apple of her eye.

2 . Apples and oranges

•  Meaning: To be different from each other.
• E.g. My mom and my mother-in-law are just apples and oranges.

3. The apple never falls far from the tree

• Meaning: To say that “the apple never falls far from the tree” is to suggest that a person’s personality traits are close to those of the person’s parents.
• E.g. Her daughter soon showed her own musical talent, proving that the apple doesn't fall far from the tree.

4. Bad apple (especially US)

• Meaning: a person who is corrupt or wicked
• E.g. It is hoped the inquiry will pick out the bad apples in the police force.

5. Upset the apple cart

• Meaning: To “upset the apple cart” is to ruin plans.
• E.g. Look, he's not trying to upset the apple cart—he just needs to meet later in the day now, that's all.

6. As American as apple pie

• Meaning:  “As American as apple pie” means that something is quint essentially representative of American culture or values.
• E.g. Baseball is as American as apple pie.

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2. Banana

1. Go bananas

• Meaning: To become very angry, crazy or annoyed
• E.g. She’ll go bananas if she sees the house in this (dirty) condition.

2. Second banana

• Meaning: A “second banana” is a subordinate, and the “top banana” is the leader.
• E.g. I generally don't mind playing second banana when I'm with such a legendary comedian, but it would be nice to be the one getting all the laughs once in a while.

3. Top banana

• Meaning: The “top banana” is the leader.
• E.g. You’ll have to ask the top banana. He’s out right now.

3. Cherry

1. A bite at the cherry

• Meaning: An opportunity to achieve something:
• E.g. He definitely wants a bite of the cherry.

2. Life is a bowl of cherries

• Meaning:  “Life is a bowl of cherries” means that life is easy.
• E.g. Life's not exactly a bowl of cherries when you're an international champ.

3. Cherry-pick

• Meaning: To “cherry-pick” is to select carefully.
• E.g.  I can't believe he left the company and then cherry-picked the best employee in my department!

4. Fig

1. Not give a fig

• Meaning: Not to feel interested in something
• E.g. You can do what you want. I don’t give a fig.

2. Be not worth a fig

• Meaning: To be unimportant or insignificant.
• E.g. I know you're upset that the decor wasn't exactly as you designed it, but that's not worth a fig when you consider how spectacular the gala was overall.

3. fig leaf

• Meaning: Something used to hide an embarrassing or shameful problem. In the Bible, Adam and Eve used fig leaves to conceal their genitals after they became ashamed of their nakedness.
• E.g. Gary used humor as a fig leaf to conceal the fact that he was struggling with depression.

5. Grapes

1. Sour grapes

• Meaning: One is said to have “sour grapes” when one be littles something one covets but cannot obtain.
• E.g. Criticizing it is just sour grapes, but you still really want it.

6. Lemon

1. Lemon

• Meaning: A vehicle that does not work properly
• E.g. The car dealer sold me a lemon.

2. When life gives you lemons, make lemonade

• Meaning: Focus on the good in a bad situation and take action accordingly.
• E.g. While I was devastated to lose my job, being unemployed gave me the time to finally go back to school. When life gives you lemons, make lemonade, right?

3. (go) suck a lemon

• Meaning: An expression of anger, scorn, or disdain. Primarily heard in US, Canada.
• E.g. Charles: "You never do any chores around the house, you just leave them for the rest of us!" Sam: "Oh, go suck a lemon, Charles! I don't have to listen to your crap."
• E.g. I can't believe you told your teacher to suck a lemon after she yelled at you.

7. Peach

1. Peach

• Meaning: A person or thing that is beautiful
• E.g. You brought me coffee? Ah, you're a peach.

• Meaning: When everything is “peaches and cream,” life is going well.
• E.g.  I've heard that women in older times actually bathed with milk to maintain a peaches-and-cream complexion.

8. Pear

1. Go pear-shaped

• Meaning: To fail; to be unsuccessful
• E.g. What are we going to do this weekend if our plans go pear-shaped?

2. Plant pears for your heirs

• Meaning: Take action that will benefit your heirs. Pear trees traditionally took such a long time to yield fruit that one would plant them for the benefit of the next generation.
• E.g. You should look into setting up some sort of trust fund that will grow over time and help your children when you're no longer here. Plant pears for your heirs, as they say.

9. Plum

1. A plum job

• Meaning: Very good job
• E.g. He got a plum job in an insurance company.

2. Speak with a plum in (one's) mouth

• Meaning: To speak in a manner that is indicative of a high social class. Primarily heard in UK.
• E.g. He spoke with such a plum in his mouth that none of us working-class sods could stand to listen to him.

3. Like a ripe plum

• Meaning: Easily; with very little resistance.
• E.g. After a few months of being cut off from supplies, the city will fall into our hands like a ripe plum.

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