And today we talk about something many people like to eat – candy ! Candy comes in many flavors and textures . Some taste like fruit . Some taste like flowers . Some are chewy , like taffy and gum . Hard candies are , well , hard ! So , they last a long time . But , in spoken English , there are some types of candy that you cannot eat . For example , you can't eat eye candy . Eye candy is a person – man or woman – who is very good-looking . So , looking at this person is a treat for the eye , just like candy is a treat for the taste buds . It is another term for a good-looking person . In this case , the good-looking person is someone's date or romantic interest . The two might even link arms to show they are together . That is why we call them “arm candies .” So , all arm candies are also eye candies , because they must be good-looking . But not all eye candies are arm candies , because they can be alone . And beware of someone calling you “arm candy .” It suggests you are only being pursued because of your good looks . I said it . I did not candy coat the truth . Well , some pills are covered with a coat of thin , sweet candy . The coating makes swallowing the pill easier , and it may hide a bad taste . So , candy coating a difficult truth or situation means you don't directly discuss its bad parts . For example , let's say you work in a chocolate factory . You hear your boss accuse a co-worker of stealing some candy . You do not want to make the situation worse . So you tell your colleagues , “I think Louisa will be leaving the chocolate business very soon ,” instead of , “Oh Louisa ? She is being fired right now .” Okay , after all this talk about candy you may crave something sugary . If you do , you can say you have a sweet tooth . People with a sweet tooth love to eat sweets -- not just candy , but also cakes , pies , cookies , ice cream … you name it ! If it has sugar , they like to eat it ! Or maybe that is not you . After all , some people dislike things that are very sweet , especially adults . But even if you do not like candy or are no longer a child … you can still be called a kid in a candy store . (REUTERS/Eric Gaillard ) This expression means a person is very excited and happy to do something or to simply be somewhere . Imagine a child going from one candy display to the next , not knowing which candy to choose ! This expression also suggests the person is acting in a somewhat childish and silly way . And he or she does not care ! Talking about children brings us to our last expression : as easy as taking candy from a baby . Think about a small , helpless baby holding a piece of candy . Taking it would be very easy -- mean , but easy . So , use this expression when you are talking about something that may be simple to do , but probably not right . On the other hand , if something is simple and your intentions are sweet , you can say easy as pie or easy as cake . I used them again because repetition is important when learning a language . And I'm not going to candy-coat it : You need to practice too .