Topic 3 - Food Flashcards

1
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To be full up

A

To eat to the point that you can no longer eat any more

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2
Q

To be starving hungry

A

An exaggerated way of saying you are very hungry

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3
Q

To bolt something down

A

To eat something very quickly

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4
Q

To be dying of hunger

A

An exaggerated way of saying you are hungry

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5
Q

To eat a balanced diet

A

To eat the correct types and amounts of food

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6
Q

To eat like a horse

A

To eat a lot

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7
Q

To follow a recipe

A

To cook a meal using instructions

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8
Q

To foot the bill

A

To pay the bill

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9
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A fussy eater

A

Somebody who has their own very high standards about what to eat

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10
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To grab a bite to eat

A

To eat something quickly (when you’re in a rush)

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11
Q

To have a sweet tooth

A

To enjoy sugary food

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12
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Home-cooked food

A

Food cooked at home from individual ingredients

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13
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The main meal

A

The most important meal of the day, usually eaten in the evening

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14
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To make your mouth water

A

To make you feel very hungry for something

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15
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To play with your food

A

Commercially prepared food bought for convenience

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16
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A quick snack

A

To eat a small amount of food between meals

17
Q

A ready meal

A

See “processed food”

18
Q

A slap up meal

A

A large meal

19
Q

To spoil your appetite

A

To eat something that will stop you feeling hungry when it’s meal-time

20
Q

To take away

A

A cooked meal prepared in a restaurant and eaten at home

21
Q

To tuck into

A

To eat something with pleasure

22
Q

To wine and dine

A

Entertain someone by treating them to food and drink

23
Q

To work up and appetite

A

To do physical work that leads to you becoming hungry

24
Q

A sore throat

A

Inflammation that causes pain when swallowing