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Apple Idioms
Apple idioms and their definitions
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| An apple a day keeps the doctor away | Apples are so nutritious that if you eat an apple every day, you will not ever need to go to a doctor |
| apple of my eye | something or someone that one cherishes above all others |
| One bad apple spoils the bunch | A bad person can spoil everything around it, just as a rotten apple can cause the apples around it to rot |
| As American as apple pie | Having qualities that are thought to be typical of the US or the people of the US |
| The apple doesn't fall far from the tree | kids are like their parents |
| In apple pie order | in a very good order; very well organized |
| apple polisher | flatterer |
| apples and oranges | two things that are not at all similar |
| How do you like them apples? | How do you like that? |
| upset the apple cart | Mess something up |