Farming vocabulary quiz - draft to finish

Farming vocabulary quiz

Don't put all your eggs in one basket" means
not to risk everything for one person, plan or action.

"Bringing home the bacon" means
to steal food.

"To milk something"
means
to make the most of a situation.

"The cream of the crop" refers to the best part of something.

"A grain of truth" means a large truth.

"You can’t make an omelette without breaking eggs"
means

1. Making an omelette is easy.
2. Work hard to succeed.
3. Trouble to achieve something.
4. Eggs are fragile (fragiel/breekbaar).

selling "like hot cakes "
means

1. very expensive
2. not selling at all
3. selling quickly
4. very cheap

"Bought the farm"
means

1. bought land
2. died
3. retired
4. died

"cash cow"

means

1. very wealthy
2. produces profit
3. very stingy
4. spends a lot

"Separate the wheat from the chaff" means c) d)

1. Sort good from bad.
2. Harvest a field.
3. Eat a lot.
4. Work hard.

"Separate the wheat from the chaff" means c) d)

1. Sort good from bad.
2. Harvest a field.
3. Eat a lot.
4. Work hard.

6. It’s the "__________’s knees."

A "__________ in the headlights."

An "early __________ catches the worm."

A "__________ day."

Hold your "__________."

From "Farm to table"

means

1. Eating food in a restaurant.
2. Growing food at home.
3. Direct from local farms.
4. Buying food from a supermarket.

"Sow the seeds"
a) Start something
b) Harvesting crops
c) Eating vegetables
d) Cleaning the field

1. Eating food in a restaurant.
2. Growing food at home.
3. Direct from local farms.
4. Buying food from a supermarket.

A hard row to hoe"
a) Simple task
b) Difficult task
c) Enjoyable experience
d) Easy decision

1. Eating food in a restaurant.
2. Growing food at home.
3. Direct from local farms.
4. Buying food from a supermarket.

"Corny"
a) Related to corn
b) Funny and clever
c) Overly sentimental
d) Very interesting

1. Eating food in a restaurant.
2. Growing food at home.
3. Direct from local farms.
4. Buying food from a supermarket.

"Out to pasture"
a) Retired
b) Starting a new job
c) Traveling
d) Resting for a short time