Piece of cake
식은 죽 먹기, 아주 쉬운 일
The exam was a piece of cake.
Icing on the cake
금상첨화
Getting a bonus was the icing on the cake.
Have your cake and eat it too
두 마리 토끼를 잡으려 하다
You can't have your cake and eat it too.
Spill the beans
비밀을 누설하다
Who spilled the beans about the surprise?
Full of beans
활력이 넘치다
The kids are full of beans this morning.
Cool as a cucumber
침착하다
She stayed cool as a cucumber during the interview.
In a pickle
곤란한 상황에 처하다
I'm in a pickle. I double-booked my schedule.
Apple of my eye
눈에 넣어도 안 아플 사람
My daughter is the apple of my eye.
Bad apple
썩은 사과, 말썽꾼
One bad apple can ruin the whole team.
Compare apples and oranges
전혀 다른 것을 비교하다
You can't compare those two. It's apples and oranges.
Sour grapes
신 포도, 시기심
He said he didn't want the job anyway. Sour grapes.
Go bananas
미치다, 열광하다
The crowd went bananas when the singer appeared.
Top banana
최고 책임자, 주인공
She's the top banana in the marketing department.
Banana republic
바나나 공화국, 불안정한 나라
Critics called it a banana republic.
Bring home the bacon
생계를 책임지다
Both parents work to bring home the bacon.
Save one's bacon
위기에서 구하다
That backup file saved my bacon.
Bread and butter
생계 수단, 기본
Teaching English is his bread and butter.
Best thing since sliced bread
최고의 발명품
She thinks her idea is the best thing since sliced bread.
Butter someone up
아부하다
He's trying to butter up the boss for a promotion.
Egg on your face
망신당하다
He had egg on his face after the wrong prediction.
Walk on eggshells
조심스럽게 행동하다
I walk on eggshells around my angry neighbor.
Put all eggs in one basket
한 곳에 올인하다
Don't put all your eggs in one basket. Diversify.
Hot potato
뜨거운 감자, 다루기 어려운 문제
Immigration is a political hot potato.
Couch potato
집돌이/집순이
Stop being a couch potato and go for a walk.
Small potatoes
하찮은 것
That deal is small potatoes compared to this one.
Cry over spilled milk
이미 엎질러진 물
It's done. No use crying over spilled milk.
Cream of the crop
최고 중의 최고
Only the cream of the crop get hired here.
Food for thought
생각할 거리
That documentary gave me a lot of food for thought.
In a nutshell
간단히 말하면
In a nutshell, we need more time and budget.
Tough nut to crack
다루기 어려운 문제/사람
This math problem is a tough nut to crack.
