| A | B |
| apple of your eye | favorite person or child |
| cool as a cucumber | calm |
| cream of the crop | the best |
| cry over spilled milk | regret something that happened |
| eat humble pie | apologize |
| full of beans | energetic |
| in a nutshell | briefly |
| nutty as a fruitcake | crazy |
| hard nut to crack | difficult problem |
| bread and butter | main source of income |
| tasty | delicious (food) |
| tasteless | offensive ( pictures) |
| tastefully | well-dressed or decorated |
| tasteful | good choice (color) |
| taste | appealing flavor( food) |
| in (poor) taste | bad judgment ( racist comment) |
| Come... | on! |
| Not... | necessarily. |
| Yes, I guess ... | it is. |
| You have... | a point there. |
| thriving | successful |
| clientele | customers |
| homey | informal |
| concrete | inexpensive building material |
| exquisite | outstanding |
| pricey | expensive |
| The pizza is really t ________ | tasty |
| These (bad) photos are t ______ | tasteless |
| He has great t __ in clothes | taste |
| Her dress was a t__ shade of pink | tasteful |
| THis doesn't _____ good. | taste |
| The joke is in poor t.. | taste |
| It was ok when I t .. it earlier | tasted |
| THe house is t... decorated | tastefully |