Food Expertise Flashcards

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Foodie

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A foodie is someone who has a strong desire in food.
They like preparing it as well as eating it .

… being a foodie.
Do You consider yourself a foodie?
I’m a little bit hungry & if I don’t get food soon I’m in danger of getting grumpy.

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A little bit

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A little bit is a common phrase that means a small amount, And if you do sth a little bit means you don’t do it a lot.

I’m a little bit hungry.
You’re always grumpy. There is a very affordable cafe around the corner.

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Understand one end of a pig from another

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Someone may or may not know which end of pig is which?
they can’t distinguish simplest things from each other.

They understand one end of pig from another. And maybe that’s a bit romantic, but … .

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Romantic

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Romantic can also describe a pleasant ideal- an imaginary perfect way of life that forgets about the difficult things of everyday existence.

We have a very romantic view of our childhood, when every christmas was a white christmas & every summer holiday was baking hot & spent on the beach.

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In danger of

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The phrase to be in danger of is followed by a gerund &
it means that there is a possibility of sth bad happening.
It’s not happened yet, but it could happen.

I think We’re in danger of not knowing how to cook any more, how to make a meal for a family of four for five pounds.

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Affordable

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The adj. affordable, for sth we have enough money to buy.

I think food is expensive in this country(Britain).
I don’t think it’s affordable for lots of people.

Let’s head over there.
How many restaurants & mobile food services were there in the UK?
83,000

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