FOOD IDIOMS

POPCORN	PANCAKE	FRUITCAKE	HONEY
as busy as popcorn on a skillet	as flat as pancake	as nutty as a fruitcake	as sweet as honey
very active	very flat	silly, crazy	very sweet
Bob and Mary were busy as popcorn on a skillet when their mother entered their room.	The tire on my bike was as flat as a pancake after the accident.	My uncle is as nutty as a fruitcake, he can’t stop doing crazy things.	Little Susy is as sweet as honey, everybody adores her.
TOAST	CUCUMBER	CREAM PUFF	BEANS
as warm as toast	as cool as cucumber	a cream puff (person)	full of beans
very warm and cosy	to be calm, not to be nervous about anything	a person who is easily beaten or influenced	to feel energetic, in high spirits
I hate winter but our home is as warm as toast, so I prefer staying at home and having a nice cup of tea in the evenings.	He is a cool as cucumber. He never gets worried about anything.	Poor little Tony is just like a cream puff. He is always the victim of his mates insults.	Our teacher is full of beans today and doesn’t want to stop talking about her childhood!