Fichas
Ways of Eating
Fichas del conjunto (26)
- 1tuck in: (informal) eat eagerly, with enjoyment. When the guests arrived, Peter was already at the table tucking in.tuck in: (informal) eat eagerly, with enjoyment.
When the guests arrived, Peter was already at the table tucking in. - 2lick: eat something by rubbing it with the tongue. The boy was sitting in the garden licking an icecream.lick: eat something by rubbing it with the tongue.
The boy was sitting in the garden licking an icecream. - 3have a snack: eat a small meal between the main meals. She usually has a snack for lunch and then a larger meal for dinner.have a snack: eat a small meal between the main meals.
She usually has a snack for lunch and then a larger meal for dinner. - 4stuff/gorge oneself: (informal) eat so much that one can't eat anything else. He didn't want any meal because he had stuffed himself with bread and butter.stuff/gorge oneself: (informal) eat so much that one can't eat anything else.
He didn't want any meal because he had stuffed himself with bread and butter. - 5overeat: eat more than is necessary or healthy. If you want to lose weight, you shouldn't overeat.overeat: eat more than is necessary or healthy.
If you want to lose weight, you shouldn't overeat. - 6pig out: (informal) eat more than is necessary or healthy. When she's depressed she always pigs out on chocolates.pig out: (informal) eat more than is necessary or healthy.
When she's depressed she always pigs out on chocolates. - 7make a pig of oneself: (informal) eat too much. She made a pig of herself, she had the whole pizza for herself!make a pig of oneself: (informal) eat too much.
She made a pig of herself, she had the whole pizza for herself! - 8guzzle: (informal) eat or drink a lot, with greed. You guzzled my dessert! What a pig!guzzle: (informal) eat or drink a lot, with greed.
You guzzled my dessert! What a pig! - 9bolt: eat quickly, because one is in a hurry. He bolted down the burger in just a minute!bolt: eat quickly, because one is in a hurry.
He bolted down the burger in just a minute! - 10wolf down: (informal) eat quickly, because you are hungry or in a hurry. He wolfed down his lunch but was still hungry.wolf down: (informal) eat quickly, because you are hungry or in a hurry.
He wolfed down his lunch but was still hungry. - 11gobble (up): eat quickly. You shouldn't gobble your food.gobble (up): eat quickly.
You shouldn't gobble your food. - 12scoff: (informal) eat quickly. William scoffed all the cake before we could get any.scoff: (informal) eat quickly.
William scoffed all the cake before we could get any. - 13polish off: finish a meal quickly or easily. I was so hungry I polished off all the food.polish off: finish a meal quickly or easily.
I was so hungry I polished off all the food. - 14nibble: eat small amounts of food, by taking small bites. You have to nibble sweet corn.nibble: eat small amounts of food, by taking small bites.
You have to nibble sweet corn. - 15peck: eat sparingly, without enthusiasm, because you are not interested or not hungry. Sally didn't like the fish. She only pecked at it.peck: eat sparingly, without enthusiasm, because you are not interested or not hungry.
Sally didn't like the fish. She only pecked at it. - 16chew: masticate, bite food several times before swallowing it. The meat was so tough that it took a lot of chewing.chew: masticate, bite food several times before swallowing it.
The meat was so tough that it took a lot of chewing. - 17gnaw: keep biting something hard. I watched my dog gnawing at the large bone.gnaw: keep biting something hard.
I watched my dog gnawing at the large bone. - 18chomp: eat, chew forcefully. Francis chomped away at the meat.chomp: eat, chew forcefully.
Francis chomped away at the meat. - 19munch: chew, eat noisily. We all munched at the cookies as we watched the movie.munch: chew, eat noisily.
We all munched at the cookies as we watched the movie. - 20consume: eat or drink. Are you going to consume all the beef?consume: eat or drink.
Are you going to consume all the beef? - 21sip: drink something slowly. She was sitting at the table sipping her wine with pleasure.sip: drink something slowly.
She was sitting at the table sipping her wine with pleasure. - 22suck (up): drink something with a straw. Sally sucked up all the juice from the carton.suck (up): drink something with a straw.
Sally sucked up all the juice from the carton. - 23swig (back): drink quickly, gulp. The thirsty man swigged back the water.swig (back): drink quickly, gulp.
The thirsty man swigged back the water. - 24knock back: drink quickly. Francis knocked back his beer in a flash!knock back: drink quickly.
Francis knocked back his beer in a flash! - 25quaff: drink a lot of something quickly, knock back. Guests quaffed champagne while waiting for the bride to arrive.quaff: drink a lot of something quickly, knock back.
Guests quaffed champagne while waiting for the bride to arrive. - 26gulp (down): swallow quickly. Francis gulped down his beer quicker than anybody else.gulp (down): swallow quickly.
Francis gulped down his beer quicker than anybody else.