APPLE IDIOMS apple-polisher; fig flatterer American as apple pie; Clichй quintessential American (Also: as ~.) In apple-pie order; fig in very good order; very well organized (Typically: be ~; get something ~; put something ~.) An apple a day keeps the doctor away; Prov Apples are so nutritious that if you eat an apple every day, you will not ever need to go to a doctor Apples and oranges; Fig two entities that are not similar (Used especially in reference to comparisons of unlike things) Rotten apple spoils the barrel; Prov A bad person influences everyone he or she comes into contact with, making them bad too Sure as God made little green apples; Rur absolutely certain (Also: as ~.) Apple of (someone’s eye); Fig someone’s favorite person or thing; a boyfriend or a girlfriend Big Apple; New York City Rotten apple; a single bad person or thing How bout them apples? And How you like them apples? Rur What you think of that? (Often used to express admiration; bout is short for about) Upset the apple cart; Fig to mess up or ruin something Now fill in the gaps with the right apple idiom Tom really …………………………………………………………………………by telling Mary the truth about Jane, I always knew he’d tell secrets I’m as ………………………………………………………………………………………… that he’s the one I’m right as sure as you live! Doesn’t that wimpy …………………… know how stupid he looks? Please put everything ………………………………… before you leave We spent the weekend in the ………………………… There is always ……………………… to spoil it for the rest of us A small house with a white picket fence is supposed to be………………………………… …………………………………… You can’t talk about Fred and Ted in the same breath! They’re like ………………………………… …………………………………… Helen is …………………………………………… in our office Everyone sees her come in late to work and take long coffee breaks, and they think, “Why can’t I the same?” 10 Tom is ……………… Mary’s ………… She thinks he’s the greatest 11 Joe got a job as a newspaper reporter …………………………………………………… 12 Grandma always fed us lots of apples when we visited her She believed that ……………………………………………………………………………………… Answers: 10 11 12 Upset the apple cart Sure as God made little green apples Apple-polisher In apple-pie order Big Apple Rotten apple American as apple pie Apples and oranges Rotten apple spoils the barrel Apple of Mary’s eye How bout them apples?/How you like them apples? An apple a day keeps the doctor away