Matching Pairs Food idiomsOnline version Match the following idioms to their meanings. by Belén Pedreira San Jurgo 1 A hot potato 2 Spill the tea 3 Go bananas 4 Sell like hot cakes 5 Not my cup of tea 6 The apple of my eye 7 The icing on the cake 8 Go beetroot 9 As cool as a cucumber 10 A piece of cake It's not the type of thing that you like. To have a red face because you are embarrassed. Something that makes a good situation even better. To be relaxed; calm. To be the person who someone loves most and is very proud of. To become extremely angry or excited. To be very easy. When someone tells an especially juicy bit of gossip. A problem, situation, etc. that is difficult to deal with and causes a lot of disagreement. To be bought quickly and in large numbers.