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