Apple idioms

Apple idioms

Apple of (someone's) eye- "ÿáëîêî ãëàçà" -÷üÿ-ëèáî ðàäîñòü, ðàäîâàòü ãëàç. Íàïðèìåð: Lucy is the apple of her grandmother's eye.

Apple pie order - "ïîðÿäîê ÿáëî÷íîãî ïèðîãà" - èäåàëüíûé ïîðÿäîê
In my sister's room apple pie order always reigns.

Bad apple/rotten apple - "ïëîõîå/ãíèëîå ÿáëîêî" - íåõîðîøèé ÷åëîâåê. Íàïðèìåð: The boy is a bad apple and he is always in some kind of trouble.

Compare apples and oranges- "ñðàâíèâàòü ÿáëîêè è àïåëüñèíû" - ñðàâíèâàòü òî, ÷òî ñðàâíèòü íåâîçìîæíî. Íàïðèìåð: It was like as comparing apples and oranges when we compared our new boss to our old boss.

Polish the apple-"ïîëèðîâàòü ÿáëîêî" - ëüñòèòü êîìó-òî. Íàïðèìåð: Nobody likes the girl because she is always polishing the apple with her teacher