B2 Food vocab, collocations, phrasal verbs + idioms | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

May I ________ your ________ with water?

refill / glass

fill again / cup

pour up / glass

Save space — keep a bit of ________ for ________.

room / pudding

place / desser

space / sweet

There’s bread on the table — ________________.

help yourself

served yourself

take by you

That was delicious — can I have ________?

seconds

second

repeats

Do you ________________ vegetarians?

cater for

cook for

provide to

It’s busy on Fridays — you need to ________ a ________ in advance.

book / table

reserve / place

make / hold

Doctors advise a ________________ with plenty of veg.

balanced diet

balanced food

balanced meals

I felt sleepy after the ________ pudding.

stodgy

stodgily

stodged

Strawberries are ________________ in June.

in season

on season

at season

These bananas are still ________ - they're completely green!

unripe

raw

greened

The pastry was raw inside — completely ________.

undercooked

uncooked

half-cooked

The steak was ________ and tough.

overcooked

overboiled

too cooked

These nuts are dangerously ________ - I just can't stop eating them!

moreish

moorish

munchy

Without salt, the pasta sauce was ________.

tasteless

unflavourless

unflavoured

This stew is really ________.

tasty

tasteful

tastefulled

The milk has turned ________ — don’t use it.

sour

bitter

tart

The medicine is quite ________, so drink water after.

bitter

sour

harsh

The cheese has a pleasantly ________ flavour.

sharp

sourish

strong

I prefer ________ snacks to sweet ones.

savoury

salty

saucey

I couldn’t finish the dessert — it was ________.

sickly

sickened

sick

The cereal is incredibly ________ for kids.

sugary

sweetish

sweeten

These crisps are far too ________.

salt

salted

savoury

The soup was disappointingly ________ - there was no flavour to it!

bland

plain

pale

If it’s too spicy, ask for a ________ version.

mild

light

soft

I love ________ food like Thai curries.

spicy

spiced

strong

This café is ________ compared with others nearby.

reasonably priced

fairly costed

reasonably costing

The ________ is great value at lunchtime.

set menu

fixed dishes

menu set

Don’t eat crisps now — you’ll ________.

spoil your appetite

lose your appetite

waste your appetite

He ordered a ________ instead of coffee.

soft drink

light drink

weak drink

A ________ kept us full till lunchtime.

hearty breakfast

heavy breakfast

strong breakfast

After swimming she always has a ________.

healthy appetite

strong hunger

good appetite level

After the run we needed a ________ to cool down.

refreshing drink

hot beverage

refreshed drink

Let’s grab a ________ before training.

quick snack

fast snack

quick bite food

Half the group got ________ after the picnic. It must have been the beef that was a bit off!

food poisoning

stomach disease

eating illness

Keep ________ in the fridge.

perishable food

perish foods

perishables food

Check labels to avoid artificial ________.

food additives

flavour additions

taste chemicals

Cut down on ________ and cook fresh.

processed foods

procedure foods

progressed foods

He lives on ________ when he’s busy.

ready meals

prepared foods

quick dinners

The canteen now offers ________ every day.

nourishing meals

nutritious plates

healthy eats

Try to avoid ________ during exam week.

junk food

rubbish food

fast snacks

Some think reality TV has ________ its - ________.

passed / sell-by date

past / sell by date

gone / sale the date

Months of practice finally ________________ when she won the competition.

bore fruit

grew fruit

gave fruit

Editing videos is her _______________________.

bread and butter

bread with butter

daily bread

My grandpa thinks email is the ____________________________________.

best thing since sliced bread

greatest since cut bread

best idea after sliced bread

The coach had ________________________ after predicting an easy win.

egg on his face

yolk on his head

food on his cheeks

She kept training to the ________ ________ and finally passed the test.

bitter end

sour finish

final bitterness

The rude service ________ a ________ ________, despite the good food.

left / sour taste

made / sour mouth

left / bitter mouth

He wants total freedom and a full salary—you ________ ________ your ________ and ________ it.

can't have / cake / eat

shouldn't keep / cake /eat

can't take / cake / chew

Getting the place at uni was great, and the scholarship was the _________________.

icing on the cake

cherry of the cake

sugar on the cake

The trailer really ________ my ________ for the new cooking show.

whetted / appetite

wet / appetite

whetted / hunger

I definitely ________________________; I could eat chocolate every day.

have a sweet tooth

have sweet teeth

am a sweet person

The smell from the bakery was amazing — the pastries ______________________

made my mouth water

wetted my appetite

made me hungry up

We ________ every Friday to celebrate the week.

eat out

eat up

eat in

As a student she had to ________ a small grant for a year.

live off

live on

live out

During exams I basically ________ toast and instant noodles.

live on

live off

live with

We decided to ________ some sushi and eat it in the park.

take away

eat away

order in

Let’s get a ________; nobody wants to cook tonight.

takeaway

delivery

pick-up

We put the ________ in the fridge for tomorrow.

leftovers

remains

rest

There was plenty of chicken ________ for sandwiches.

left over

spare

spare-off

Anyone need a ________ before we sit down?

top-up

refilled

addition

Shall I ________ your glass or are you finished?

top up

fill in

add up

The host ________ a bowl of olives before the meal.

handed round

handed over

passed by

He ________ lemonade for everyone at the table.

poured out

poured over

dripped out

Watch the rice or it will ________ and make a mess.

boil over

boil up

spill out

I’ll ________ yesterday’s soup for lunch.

heat up

heat off

warm down

Can you ________ the pasta while I chop the tomatoes?

put on

put up

turn in

Take the prawns out now so they can ________ before dinner.

thaw out

melt down

frost over

Don’t drink that milk — it’s ________ in the heat.

gone off

gone out

gone over

She ________ the flour carefully so the cake wouldn’t collapse.

measured out

measure up

weigh up