Beer and skittles“吃喝玩乐”.
A piece of cake 小菜一碟
cup of tea. 某人的爱好
coffee and cakes 收入微薄
milk and water 软弱无力、淡而无味的东西
milk for babies 适合儿童的简易读物
the milk of human kindness 人类的善良天性
a big cheese 大人物
as different as chalk and cheese. 截然不同
bread and butter. 挣钱的营生
earn his daily bread. 谋生
salad days 美好时光
pie-in-the-sky 不切实际
eat humble pie 忍气吞声
couth potato 懒人
laid an egg 搞砸了
in the soup 陷入麻烦
eat somebody’s salt 接受某人的款待
as alike as two peas 一模一样
chicken feed 少的可怜