Today we will review three new idioms. Cream of the crop, Butter someone up, and Bring home the bacon. Review the definitions below and then look at the 3 example sentences for each idiom. After reviewing the information, try to make your own examples for each idiom.
| IDIOM | MEANING |
|---|---|
| Cream of the crop | "The best of the best" |
| Butter someone up | "To flatter someone" |
| Bring home the bacon | "To bring home money earned at a job" |
CREAM OF THE CROP
| # | EXAMPLES |
|---|---|
| 1 | This car is the cream of the crop. |
| 2 | These three students are very smart. They are the cream of the crop in their class. |
| 3 | This ring is the cream of the crop. |
BUTTER SOMEONE UP
| # | EXAMPLES |
|---|---|
| 1 | A student tried to butter the teacher up. |
| 2 | She buttered up her boss again. |
| 3 | The magazine tried to get her to write an article by buttering her up. |
BRING HOME THE BACON
| # | EXAMPLES |
|---|---|
| 1 | If he stays at home with the kids, someone else will have to bring home the bacon. |
| 2 | I've got to get to work if I'm going to bring home the bacon. |
| 3 | I bring home the bacon. |
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