IDIOMS

The apple doesn't fall/ never falls far from the tree: CL

The apple of somebody’s eye: HC

A bad/ rotten apple:

everything but the kitchen sink

​(informal, humorous) a very large number of things, probably more than is necessary

We seem to take everything but the kitchen sink when we go camping.


the cupboard is bare

​(British English) used to say that there is no money for something

They are seeking more funds but the cupboard is bare.


have a bun in the oven

​(informal, humorous) to be pregnant


behind bars

​(informal) in prison

The murderer is now safely behind bars.


be/go up the spout

​(British English, slang) to be/go wrong; to fail to work or be successful

Well, that's my holiday plans gone up the spout!


Apples and oranges: PL

As American as apple pie: KL

In force: Vogue;