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B2 Food vocab, collocations, phrasal verbs + idi ...

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  • These bananas are still ________ - they're completely green!
    greened
    unripe
    raw
  • The medicine is quite ________, so drink water after.
    bitter
    sour
    harsh
  • During exams I basically ________ toast and instant noodles.
    live with
    live off
    live on
  • There was plenty of chicken ________ for sandwiches.
    left over
    spare
    spare-off
  • We decided to ________ some sushi and eat it in the park.
    order in
    take away
    eat away
  • Save space — keep a bit of ________ for ________.
    place / desser
    room / pudding
    space / sweet
  • As a student she had to ________ a small grant for a year.
    live off
    live on
    live out
  • I love ________ food like Thai curries.
    spiced
    strong
    spicy
  • After swimming she always has a ________.
    good appetite level
    healthy appetite
    strong hunger
  • I couldn’t finish the dessert — it was ________.
    sick
    sickened
    sickly
  • We ________ every Friday to celebrate the week.
    eat in
    eat up
    eat out
  • Do you ________________ vegetarians?
    cook for
    cater for
    provide to
  • Shall I ________ your glass or are you finished?
    top up
    add up
    fill in
  • Editing videos is her _______________________.
    bread and butter
    daily bread
    bread with butter
  • There’s bread on the table — ________________.
    take by you
    help yourself
    served yourself
  • The canteen now offers ________ every day.
    nourishing meals
    healthy eats
    nutritious plates
  • Don’t eat crisps now — you’ll ________.
    spoil your appetite
    waste your appetite
    lose your appetite
  • Months of practice finally ________________ when she won the competition.
    grew fruit
    bore fruit
    gave fruit
  • This café is ________ compared with others nearby.
    reasonably costing
    reasonably priced
    fairly costed
  • She ________ the flour carefully so the cake wouldn’t collapse.
    measure up
    measured out
    weigh up
  • I prefer ________ snacks to sweet ones.
    saucey
    savoury
    salty
  • The milk has turned ________ — don’t use it.
    bitter
    sour
    tart
  • Strawberries are ________________ in June.
    on season
    in season
    at season
  • Anyone need a ________ before we sit down?
    addition
    top-up
    refilled
  • We put the ________ in the fridge for tomorrow.
    remains
    rest
    leftovers
  • This stew is really ________.
    tasty
    tasteful
    tastefulled
  • The steak was ________ and tough.
    overcooked
    too cooked
    overboiled
  • I felt sleepy after the ________ pudding.
    stodgy
    stodgily
    stodged
  • The ________ is great value at lunchtime.
    menu set
    fixed dishes
    set menu
  • Getting the place at uni was great, and the scholarship was the _________________.
    icing on the cake
    sugar on the cake
    cherry of the cake
  • Let’s get a ________; nobody wants to cook tonight.
    takeaway
    delivery
    pick-up
  • Watch the rice or it will ________ and make a mess.
    boil over
    boil up
    spill out
  • Let’s grab a ________ before training.
    fast snack
    quick snack
    quick bite food
  • A ________ kept us full till lunchtime.
    hearty breakfast
    strong breakfast
    heavy breakfast
  • The smell from the bakery was amazing — the pastries ______________________
    made me hungry up
    wetted my appetite
    made my mouth water
  • Half the group got ________ after the picnic. It must have been the beef that was a bit off!
    stomach disease
    eating illness
    food poisoning
  • Can you ________ the pasta while I chop the tomatoes?
    put on
    put up
    turn in
  • He lives on ________ when he’s busy.
    prepared foods
    quick dinners
    ready meals
  • The host ________ a bowl of olives before the meal.
    passed by
    handed round
    handed over
  • The rude service ________ a ________ ________, despite the good food.
    left / sour taste
    made / sour mouth
    left / bitter mouth
  • These crisps are far too ________.
    savoury
    salt
    salted
  • If it’s too spicy, ask for a ________ version.
    soft
    mild
    light
  • It’s busy on Fridays — you need to ________ a ________ in advance.
    make / hold
    book / table
    reserve / place
  • The pastry was raw inside — completely ________.
    uncooked
    half-cooked
    undercooked
  • Cut down on ________ and cook fresh.
    processed foods
    progressed foods
    procedure foods
  • The soup was disappointingly ________ - there was no flavour to it!
    pale
    bland
    plain
  • After the run we needed a ________ to cool down.
    hot beverage
    refreshing drink
    refreshed drink
  • The coach had ________________________ after predicting an easy win.
    egg on his face
    yolk on his head
    food on his cheeks
  • These nuts are dangerously ________ - I just can't stop eating them!
    moorish
    moreish
    munchy
  • Some think reality TV has ________ its - ________.
    past / sell by date
    passed / sell-by date
    gone / sale the date
  • May I ________ your ________ with water?
    refill / glass
    pour up / glass
    fill again / cup
  • Without salt, the pasta sauce was ________.
    tasteless
    unflavoured
    unflavourless
  • He ________ lemonade for everyone at the table.
    dripped out
    poured out
    poured over
  • The cereal is incredibly ________ for kids.
    sugary
    sweeten
    sweetish
  • I’ll ________ yesterday’s soup for lunch.
    heat off
    warm down
    heat up
  • Check labels to avoid artificial ________.
    food additives
    flavour additions
    taste chemicals
  • Take the prawns out now so they can ________ before dinner.
    melt down
    frost over
    thaw out
  • My grandpa thinks email is the ____________________________________.
    greatest since cut bread
    best idea after sliced bread
    best thing since sliced bread
  • She kept training to the ________ ________ and finally passed the test.
    bitter end
    final bitterness
    sour finish
  • I definitely ________________________; I could eat chocolate every day.
    have a sweet tooth
    am a sweet person
    have sweet teeth
  • Try to avoid ________ during exam week.
    fast snacks
    rubbish food
    junk food
  • He ordered a ________ instead of coffee.
    weak drink
    soft drink
    light drink
  • That was delicious — can I have ________?
    second
    repeats
    seconds
  • Don’t drink that milk — it’s ________ in the heat.
    gone out
    gone over
    gone off
  • Doctors advise a ________________ with plenty of veg.
    balanced food
    balanced meals
    balanced diet
  • He wants total freedom and a full salary—you ________ ________ your ________ and ________ it.
    can't take / cake / chew
    shouldn't keep / cake /eat
    can't have / cake / eat
  • Keep ________ in the fridge.
    perishables food
    perish foods
    perishable food
  • The cheese has a pleasantly ________ flavour.
    sourish
    strong
    sharp
  • The trailer really ________ my ________ for the new cooking show.
    whetted / hunger
    whetted / appetite
    wet / appetite
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