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Bonjour,

1. An APPLE a day keeps the doctor away.

2. … a partridge in a PEAR tree

3. Miami’s SALAD Bowl

4. a boxer’s deformed ear is called a CAULIFLOWER ear

5. a poorly performing car is called a LEMON

6. a high paying job that requires little work is called a GRAVY TRAIN

7. Lorraine Hansberry’s play is called A  RAISIN in the Sun

8. a sourpuss is a real CRAB

9. to force one’s way in is to JAM in

10. a politically unstable Latin American country is referred to as a BANANA republic

11. a growth on your toe is a ONION

12. a social engagement is a DATE

13. a redheaded person is called  a CARROT top

14. an OLIVE branch is  a symbol of peace.

15. preseason baseball is called the GRAPEFRUIT league

16. a small person is called a SHRIMP

17. a dumb person is referred to as an OYSTER or a FISH (  stockfish / mackerel )

18. paper money is called BREAD

19. a showoff is a  HOT - DOG

20. one who shows little courage is a MILKSOP

21. a tall, skinny person is a STRING BEAN ( c’est une variété de haricot vert )

22. a person who is well-liked is a SWEETIE // SWEETIE PIE

23. in old slang an attractive woman was a COOKIE

24. to be in a difficult situation is to be in a PICKLE

25. a gentle or innocent person is called a LAMB