суббота, 25 октября 2014 г.

Potato Idioms

145 - 4 Potato Idioms - English Idiom Lesson

Let’s get to the meat and potatoes!


It’s potato time! I love idioms, and today, I’m going to show you 4 potato idioms in American English. I hope you enjoy it!
Here are the example sentences:
Couch potato:
·         My friend Jack is such a couch potato. He even watches dinner in front of the TV.
·         Are you a couch potato?
Hot potatoes:
·         For Jane, the topic of her ex-boyfriend is a hot potato.
·         Not getting the contract signed is a hot potato.
Small potatoes:
·         Jack thinks the contract with ABC company is just small potatoes.
·         A lot of big banks won’t give alone to a small business owner because they think the deal with the small business owner is just small potatoes. 
Meat and potatoes:
·         In a business meeting the most important part of the meeting or the main topic would be the meat and potatoes.
·         Well, now that we’ve gotten through the introductions let’s get to the meat and potatoes.