cherry (redirected from sour cherry)

another bite at the cherry (British, British)

another opportunity to achieve something or to get something you want. He just missed a gold medal in the 100 metres, but got another bite at the cherry in the 400 metres. She failed the exam but she will get a second bite at the cherry next year.

See also: another, bite

a bite of the cherry (British & Australian)

a part of something good, especially when there is not enough for everyone who wants it. Job-sharing would give twice as many people a bite of the cherry.

See also: bite

cherry-pick someone/something

to choose only the best people or things in a way that is not fair. Isn't there a danger that the state schools might start cherry-picking the pupils with the best exam results? (usually in continuous tenses)

cherry-picking

cherry-pick someone/something - to choose only the best people or things in a way that is not fair. I suspect there's some cherry-picking going on, with lawyers only taking on the sort of cases that they're likely to win.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

something that you say which means that life is very pleasant. The hotel is wonderful and the weather too. Life's just a bowl of cherries. So as well as cleaning up the apartment and getting the paperwork done, I have three children to look after. Yes, life's just a bowl of cherries!

See also: bowl, just, life