Icing on the Cake - English Food Idioms (Dari-English)

What does it mean to use your noodle?

Why would you spill the beans?

Idioms can be confusing, but they help you to understand English and are a lot of fun to learn!



With clever multicultural illustrations, literal translations of the idioms, meanings in 2 languages, and English example sentences, Icing on the Cake explains common food idioms in a way that makes them easy to understand. It's a perfect book to teach culturally and linguistically diverse students.



Icing on the Cake includes bonus material to support English language learners and promote culturally responsive teaching, such as links to:

● English audio of the book

● Information about the history of the idioms in the book

● Additional food idioms, their meaning, and history

● Lesson plans to help teach idioms while exposing children to other cultures



Icing on the Cake is a great resource to build language skills while having fun!



Other books in the Language Lizard Idiom Book Series (available in English and bilingual editions):



● Fresh as a Daisy - English Nature Idioms

● The Lion's Share - English Animal Idioms

● With Flying Colors - English Color Idioms