A bounty of apple idioms

There may not be any truth to the saying An apple a day keeps the doctor away, but this quiz on common expressions with the word apple might help make your language skills healthier! In the questions below, choose the right meaning for each apple idiom.

1. In that family of three, the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree.
2. Steve often says that his daughter is the apple of his eye.
3. He told the manager he would volunteer again. What an apple polisher!
4. Although they’re siblings, they’re like apples and oranges.
5. He doesn’t want to upset the apple cart, so he’ll go along with everyone else.
6. My room is in apple-pie order.
7. One rotten apple spoils the barrel.
8. The proposal quickly became an apple of discord among the team members.
  
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