Expressions with the word APPLE

If you want to stay healthy, you'd better pay attention to our first expression with the word apple: an apple a day keeps the doctor away. That's the kind of thing you say to someone when you want to let them know that eating an apple everyday is so nutritious that you won't ever need to go to a doctor again. Of course that's an exaggeration, but we can't deny how healthy an apple is. Take a look at this example: Remember to take an apple in your lunch today. An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

Now imagine a box full of apple and right in the middle an apple that seems to be rotten. Now imagine those apples are people and that one rotten or bad apple is just a bad person among them. That's what you mean when you call someone a bad apple. For example, you love your friends. They are all very good supporters. But there's this one that's always getting you into trouble and you're not sure about the authenticity of his friendship. You could call him a bad apple, because among all the other good apples (your good friends), there's this rotten apple (your bad friend).

Apple-polisher. Have you ever heard of that expression? An apple-polisher is nothing but a flatterer, someone that likes to compliments or flatters people to get an advantage. For example, in class you might know someone that's always flattering the teacher. Everybody else might think he does that because he likes the teacher, but only you know the only reason he's always flattering him is because he wants good grades. That person can be considered an apple-polisher. I don't even have to mention how negative being an apple-polisher is.

And finally an expression with the word apple that's very romantic: apple of my eye. That's the kind of you thing you can say to your girlfriend for example. That's because being the apple of one's eye means to be the most favored or cherished person. I said it was romantic because I've heard that expression in many long songs. But the truth is, you can use that expression to refer to anything or anyone that's considered your favorite. Alright. That's all for today. Take care!