B1idiomfood
an apple a day keeps the doctor away
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eating healthy food every day helps you stay well
An old saying, often quoted with humour. In IELTS, describe your own eating habits instead of quoting it.
In context
My mum puts fruit in my lunch box because an apple a day keeps the doctor away.
Grandpa jokes that an apple a day keeps the doctor away, then eats a whole mango.
More idioms about food
- a bad appleone bad person who has a bad effect on the rest of a group
- a couch potatoa person who spends a lot of time sitting and watching TV instead of being active
- a different kettle of fisha completely different situation from the one just mentioned
- a finger in every pieinvolved in many different activities, often to get power
- a meal ticketa person or thing that someone uses as a source of money or support