Unit 2 Flashcards
At ease (exp)
Relaxed
At first sight (exp)
When you first see someone or something
Balanced diet (n)
A combination of the correct types and amount of food
Bargain (n)
Something on sale at a lower price than its true value
ex. I got to know the best times to find the freshest items and when to pick up a bargain.
Be attracted to (exp)
If you are attracted by or to someone, you like them
Break off (pv)
To end a relationship
Break somebody’s heart (exp) ❤️
To make someone who loves you very sad, usually by telling them you have stopped loving them
Catering (n)
The activities involved in preparing and providing food and drink
Chop (v)
To cut something into pieces with an axe, a knife or other sharp instrument
Consume (v)
To eat or drink, especially a lot of something
Get on somebody’s nerves (exp)
To annoy someone a lot
Go off (pv)
If food or drink goes off, it is not good to eat or drink any more because it is too old
Heat up (pv)
To make something hot or warm, or to become hot or warm
In season (exp)
If fruit and vegetables are in season, they are being produced in the area and are available and ready to eat
Junk food (n)
Food that is unhealthy but is quick and easy to eat
Keep somebody company (exp)
To stay with someone so that they are not alone
Leave somebody alone (exp)
To stop speaking to or annoying someone
Live on (pv)
To only eat a particular type of food
Lose touch (pv)
To stop communicating with someone, usually because they don’t live near you now
Portion (n)
The amount of a particular food that is served to one person, especially in a restaurant or a shop which sells food ready to be eaten
Propose to (pv)
To ask someone to marry you
Ripe (adj)
(of fruit or crops) completely developed and ready to be collected or eaten
Skip (v)
Not to do or not to have something that you usually do or that you should do
Slice (v)
To cut something into thin, flat pieces
Son-in-law (n)
Your daughter’s husband
Starving (adj)
Very hungry
Take somebody/something for granted (exp)
If you take situations or people for granted, you do not realise or show that you are grateful for how much you get from them
Tough (adj)
Describes food that is difficult to cut or eat
