2022-06-14 12:00:28
Idioms that describe the food:1. To be full up:-To eat to the point that you can no longer eat anymore or that you eat so much you do not feel hungry.
E.g.Donāt order any more food, I have been full up already.2. To grab a bite to eat:-To eat something quickly (when youāre in a rush).
E.g.I was in a hurry this morning, so I grabbed a bite to eat and ran out for a meeting.3. The main meal:-The meal at which you eat the most food is called the main meal.
E.g.Lunch is usually our main meal, except on Sundays.4. Stoke up with something:-To eat a lot of a particular food or to fill oneself with food in order to avoid feeling hungry or weak later.
E.g.As she had an important meeting all day long, she stoked up with a lot of chicken soup and bread for breakfast.5. To wine and dine:
-To entertain with food, eat sumptuously or to treat someone with wine and dinner, itās typically to impress him/her.
E.g.They wined and dined in one of the most luxurious restaurants in Paris after marriage.
6. Shovel sth into your mouth (= shovel down):-To put large quantities of food into your mouth very quickly.
E.g.He was sitting in front of the TV shovelling a pizza into his mouth7. To be dying of hunger:-An exaggerated way of saying you are hungry.
E.g.Letās find something to eat, I am dying of hunger because of studying extensively for four hours.8.To be starving hungry:-An exaggerated way of saying you are very hungry.
E.g. Iām starving hungry now, Letās go grab something to eat.9. To eat like a horse:
-To eat a lot >< eat like a bird. Eating like a horse means eating a lot of food.
E.g.Eating like a horse in a party may be considered to be extremely impolite. @aplusacademyielts
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