A8 Eating & Drinking vocabulary

I turned my back for one moment and my dog had ... all of the cake I'd just finished baking! (= eat a lot, fast)

He p... o... the last few biscuits in the packet (i.e. finished the last ones)

Stop t... w... your food and eat it! (i.e play with the food)

He might be thin but after a few beers he can p... a... a kebab the size of a horse! (i.e. eat all of it)

He eats so quickly! I barely blinked and he had already w... d... that banana (i.e. eaten very quickly)

You're going to be sick if you ... all of the food on your plate! You shoulnd't have taken so much. (i.e. eat lot of, informal)

How was the exam? It was ... mate, I'm sure I got 100%. (i.e. very easy)

You look happy - what's the news? Go on, ... ! (e.g. reveal the secret/news)

I saw an opera for the first time last night. It was fine but it's not really ... (i.e. not to my tastes)

D... i... everyone! There's plenty of food for everyone! (start eating)

You can't ... - if you spend all your money on video games you shouldn't expect to be able to afford to eat out every night! (i.e. have both incompatible options9

The person behind me ... their coffee is really annoying me (i.e. drinking loudly)

I never do the washing up, I just let my dog ... the plates clean after I've finished eating (i.e. run their tongue over them)

I was really happy with my new job, and having friendly workmates is the ... . (i.e. bonus on top of an already positive situation)

You'll have to e... u... your vegetables if you want to have any dessert (i.e. eat all of them)

Katie sat there, only p... a... her food (i.e. not eating a lot)

I don't think I'll be able to go to the class on Friday, I've ... at work (i.e. I'm very busy, lots of things to do)

We just had a long meeting about the project and, ...., we'll have to re-do parts of the proposal (i.e. to summarise)

That steak was badly overcooked, I had to ... it for ages before I could swallow it!