Lifestyle Flashcards
Cut down
Big drinker/smoker/
Stay off
Cravings
Vice
In moderation
Work_life balance
Cut down: Use less than before, you didn’t use much as before.
Craving:an extremely strong desire for something → longing
craving for
She had a craving for some chocolate
Vice: bad habit. Tea is my vice!
Coffee isn’t bad, in moderation.
I have a good work-life balance. I n fact, I have a fixed routine.
Foodie ( countable)
someone who is very interested in cooking and eating food → gourmet
Examples from the Corpus
foodie
• The clubhouse is packed with avid sports fans and foodies.
• Michael Caine is an avid foodie who owns a string of restaurants.
• a new magazine for foodies
Food passions:
I’m crazy about seafood
I’m a big coffee drinker
I’m a pizza lover
I’m not much of a coffee drinker
I’m not much of a pizza eater
Excuses for not eating something
Please help yourself:
I’ll pass on the meat:
It doesn’t agree with me
I m on a diet
I don’t care for it
I’m allergic to meat