tough as old boots

[UK: tʌf ] ,  [UK: buːt ]

jelentés / meaning: 

1. kemény fából faragták (valakit)

2. rágós, kemény, rágós mint a cipőtalp (étel)

1. if someone is as tough as old boots, they are very strong and not easily injured

2. if food is as tough as old boots, it is difficult to cut or to eat

példák / examples:

• 'Do you think Grandad will ever recover?' 'Of course, he's as tough as old boots.'
• He might be in his eighties but he's tough as old boots.
• Don't worry about me. I'm as tough as old boots.

•  That steak I had was as tough as old boots.

an apple a day keeps the doctor away

jelentés / meaning:

"Minden nap egy alma, az orvost távol tartja."

"An apple a day keeps the doctor away."

példák és linkek / examples and links:

• 9 Reasons why An Apple a Day Really Keeps the Doctor away 
• The saying “an apple a day keeps the doctor away” probably gives you the impression that apples are the healthiest fruits. This proverb was first mentioned more than a century ago, and it is still widely used today. Other than the fact that it is easy to remember and fun to say, it may also be true to a certain extent; otherwise, it would not have enjoyed such popularity for such a long time.(source )
•  An apple a day keeps the doctor away but if the doctor is cute screw the fruit. (screw ~egye meg a fene)

 proverb=közmondás

widely used= széles körben használt

to a certain extent =bizonyos mértékig

popularity= népszerűség

a square meal

jelentése / meaning:

kiadós, bőséges, laktató étkezés

square= derékszögű, négyzetes, tisztességes, korrekt , tér

a good and satisfying meal

"This is what I call a square meal!"

recept: http://www.falatozzunk.hu/2010/05/marhapofa-porkolt.html

példák / examples:

• Most of these supermodels don't look like they've had a square meal in their life.
• "I gave him half a dollar and a square meal." (Jack London, The Mexican)
• "After all that travelling, we needed a square meal."

A kifejezés eredete / Origin of the phrase

Video lesson 1.: eat something at/for/with dinner