IDIOMS AND SAYINGS

• Bring home the bacon = To earn a living for the family
• example: Ahmad felt that it was his responsibility to bring home the bacon as his father had died a month before. 

• To sell like hot cakes = To sell quickly or rapidly
• example: Datuk Siti Nurhaliza's latest albums were sold like hot cakes. 

• Cry over spilt milk = To cry or complain about something that has already happened. 
• example: It's no good crying over spilt milk, what's done is done. 

• To be fired = To be dismissed from your job. 
• example: Mike was always coming late to work, so eventually he was fired.  

• To put all your eggs in one basket = To risk everything on one person or thing
• example: You shouldn't invest all your money in just one business, it would be like putting all your eggs in one basket.