Do you know the connotation of these fruits？ (1)

The weather is getting hot. If the reason why I don’t want to eat fruit in winter is that it is too cold, then I don’t have this concern this season. Eating more fruits can supplement water and vitamins and reduce fire. What’s your favorite fruit? There are also many interesting oral expressions about fruits! What can you think of?

1. apple Apple

Apple is a common fruit with high nutritional value, rich in vitamins and antioxidants. Do you have the habit of eating apples every day? There are quite a few oral expressions related to Apple.

Big Apple
New york USA.

apple of one’s eye
Pupils, the apple of your eye

applesauce
Applesauce/nonsense

One apple a day, keep the doctor away.
An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

Example:

My cousin is studying English literature in the Big Apple.
My cousin is studying English literature in new york.

She is the apple of her husband’s eye.
She is the apple of her husband’s eye.

That’s applesauce. He will not quit.
That’s nonsense. He won’t resign.

It is often said that:One apple a day, keep the doctor away.
People often say that an apple a day keeps the doctor away.

2. peach peach

The best season to eat peaches is summer. Peach is rich in protein, various trace elements and vitamins. Do you like peaches? Do you like soft peaches or crisp peaches? "peach" has more unexpected meanings besides "peach"!

peach against/on
(Slang) Inform, betray.

peach of a
(slang) the best, excellent.

Example:

Linda is a peach of a girl.
Linda is a great girl.

You peached against us. Shame on you.
You should be ashamed of betraying us.

3. banana

Originated in subtropical and tropical areas, it is a fruit that can be eaten all year round. Convenient peeling, delicious and rich in potassium. Of course, "banana" not only means "banana", but also can form some interesting slang, such as:

the big/top banana
big shot

go bananas
Out of control, angry, angry

For example:

Leon is the top banana in this software company.
Leon is the owner of this software company.

Please don’t go bananas if I tell you the truth.
I’m telling you the truth, please don’t get mad.

4. lemon lemon

This bright and sour fruit is usually used as seasoning, rich in vitamin C and various trace elements, and has high medicinal value. In addition to the meaning of lemon, "lemon" can also mean "defective", which is the meaning of lemon in the following phrase.

hand someone a lemon
(American slang) selling defective products to someone; Call sb. in

This is not a new car. They handed me a lemon.
This is not a new car. They sold me the defective products.

(Source: Hujiang English Author: Mulan Editor: Julie)