Упражнения: Food and drinks

Kate: Well, I have a lot on my plate .

Max: I'm all ears.

Kate: I'm still trying to publish my book. Several publishers have refused it so far.

Max: There's no use crying over spilt milk . Sooner or later you'll make it. You should try to better advertise your work, you know.

Kate: Marketing is not my cup of tea . I am a writer! But it's getting hard to make a living. I am tired of living hand to mouth.

Max: Maybe you should find some other job just for the time being?

Kate: Not for all the tea in China ! Anyway, I don't have champagne taste on a beer budget, so I can live modestly.

Max: You know what, let's have a cup of joe and take our time to discuss everything. There's a great coffee house not far from here.

1. Soon after her child was born, she returned to work. Her husband took paternity leave to take care of the baby. In their family, she is the breadwinner .
2. My new neighbour seems to be a big cheese . He is a well-known entrepreneur in the city and currently he's making his way into politics.
3. Everyone has red hair in my family, and I love being a carrot top . I'll never dye my hair any different colour.
4. Our teacher is a real egg head . She holds a PhD in history, and she's the author of numerous articles and several books.
5. You will definitely reach all your goals. You're a tough cookie !
6. Our boss was a bad egg . He didn't care about the team, always yelled without any reason and humiliated his employees in front of their colleagues.
7. Her daughter is three, but she can already read, count and speak English a bit. What a smart cookie !
8. Her new boyfriend is unbelievably rich, so she doesn't care that he is 40 years older than her. She has found her sugar daddy .
9. He is a real couch potato . He spends all days binge-watching Netflix and eating junk food.