Not surprisingly, food has inspired a lot of expressions, like A way to a man's heart is through his stomach. Or You are what you eat! But there's probably no other food that has been as influential as the apple. Here are a few expressions (along with their meanings) with the fruit that drove Adam and Eve out of Eden, sparked the Trojan War and inspired Newton to create the law of gravity!
How do you
like them apples?!
What do you think about that? (sarcastic)
An apple a
day keeps the doctor away.
Apples are
so nutritious that if you eat one every day, you won’t need to go to the
doctor.
Don't upset
the apple cart!
Don’t ruin
something.
You're the apple
of my eye!
Someone’s
favorite person.
One rotten apple
spoils the barrel.
A bad
person negatively influences the people s/he comes into contact with.
As American as apple pie.
Typically American.
It's like comparing apples and oranges.
Comparing things
that are completely different.
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