Fruit Idioms

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!
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