Idiom “a group of words established by usage as having a meaning not deducible from those of the individual words (e.g., rain cats and dogs) “there are more than 25 million idiomatic expressions in English language” Wikipedia
Go Bananas and click here for more fruit idioms.
“Life Is Just a Bowl of Cherries” is a song with music by Ray Henderson lyrics by Les Brown, published in 1931.[1]Ethel Merman introduced this song in George White’s Scandals of 1931. Wikipedia
Judy Garland sings it here
“Erma Fiste (known as Erma Bombeck) was born in Bellbrook, Ohio, to a working-class family, and was raised in Dayton. She became very famous when she wrote, ‘If Life Is a Bowl of Cherries What Am I Doing in the Pits?’ The hilarious #1 New York Times bestseller was Erma Bombeck’s take on marriage and family life is “fun from cover to cover”.”
Language would be so boring without idioms. It was my favourite thing to teach students learning English as a second language. Erma Bombeck was so funny.
Summer has been hectic, before our next guests arrive I need to get my ducks in a row. gcr
What a beautiful still life, Ruth. I really really really love this photo. And I love cherries, which I currently have in my fridge.
Thank you dear Audrey. Cherries are so good.
Ruth, this reminds me of when and my grandmother and I used to pick cherries when I was younger. I love the way the cherries and the homemade knit item match. Beautiful contrast. I have been eating a lot of cherries this summer, they have been better than usual. The taste is like no other. Again, love the photo.
Best wishes,
Tessie
Thank you for your lovely comment, Tessie.
Such a great capture Ruth! Wanting to get into photography. What type of camera do you use?
I used an iPhone 11 to take this bowl of cherries
Thank you. It is amazing what technology can do now a days.
Idioms are so fun for native speakers, and a huge headache for second language learners.