有句俗话说，要从胃才能通到人心。也许正是这个原因，美国人的语言中有许多同食品相联的表达法。

例如，一个不够成熟的设想被形容为“half-baked”（未完全烘烤熟的/半生不熟的）；而一个特别好的主意被称为“the best thing since sliced bread”（自从有切片面包以来的最大好事/最妙的新主意）。

以下是美国人常用的另外五个跟食物相联的习惯用语：

Pie in the sky（天上的饼）

含义: 不现实的或者无法实现的事。

对话举例: “The salesman promised Amy that the wrinkle cream would make her skin as soft as a baby’s, but she knew not to believe him. It was pie in the sky.”（推销员向艾米保证，去皱霜会让她的皮肤变得婴儿般细嫩，但她不会信他的话。那是不可能兑现的。）

Cry over spilled milk（为打翻的牛奶哭泣）

含义: 为过去无法改变的事而忧伤。

对话举例: “There’s no use worrying about a test you didn’t pass. You can’t make it up, so stop crying over spilled milk.”（为没通过的考试而心烦意乱毫无意义。你不可能改变结果，所以不要再无益地后悔了。

Piece of cake （一块糕饼）

含义: 轻松容易的事情。

对话举例: “When Roger studied Spanish, it was a piece of cake. But he found that learning Japanese was very hard.”（罗杰学西班牙语的时候，轻而易举。但他发现学日语很难。）

Bring home the bacon（给家里带回腊肉）

含义: 挣钱养家/养家糊口。

对话举例: “Leo became ill and couldn’t work anymore, so his wife went back to work. Now she’s the one who brings home the bacon.”（利奥生病了，无法继续工作，所以她太太重新出门做事。现在是她在挣钱养家。）

Have egg on one’s face （脸上挂鸡蛋）

含义: 丢脸，出丑。

对话举例: “Andy sure had egg on his face when he realized he had made a fool of himself at the party.”（安迪意识到他在聚会上现丑了，感到很没面子。）