5. You can't make an omelette without breaking the eggs — « вы не сможете сделать омлет, не разбив яиц» — невозможно что-то сделать без проблем.
Potatoidioms
1. Couch potato — « диванная картошка» — малоподвижный человек, почти всё время смотрящий телевизор.
2. Drop (someone/something) like a hot potato— « уронить, как горячую картошку» — отступиться, перестать что-либо делать.
3. Hot potato— « горячая картошка» — щекотливая тема.
4. Meat and potatoes— « мясо и картофель» — простая еда, простые вкусы.
5. Small potatoes— « маленькая картошка» — пустяки/ мелкие людишки.
Insert a suitable for the meaning of the idiom.
a) It was like as ________when we compared our new boss to our old boss.
b) The purple color of my new car is the _____.
c) I count my neighbor is _____after his offense.
d) My husband has become a ____ he should walk more.
e) In my sister’s room reigns always .
f) Two brothers always did _ from each other.
g) You are ____ , not everyone can do it!
i) My relationship with parents is _____ for me.
couch potato, bad egg , icing on the cake , comparing apples and oranges , good egg , apple pie order , a slice of the cake , hot potato .
The most probable history of the appearance of this idiom about food in English brings us back to the distant 1870. Then the slave trade was still flourishing in America, and slave owners liked to start games with their servants. They organized a competition called a "walk with a cake" (cake walk). The essence of the competition was that all the slaves were broken up into pairs, and each pair was handed over to the cake. They had to keep the dish together and dance, imitating the manner of the rich masters. Slave owners found the slime of the slaves very amusing, so the best couple were rewarded with a cake. Compared to hard work, cheerful dances were easy, so getting your piece of cake was relatively simple.