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IELTS_Phrasal Verbs_FOOD

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  • to eat a lot of something
    pig out "The food was so good, so I pigged out"
  • to clean a table
    Wipe down (a table)
  • to eat a little type of food in between meals
    snack on
  • eat all the food on the plate, everything was eaten
    polish off "Jen polished off her dinner; she polished off her wine"
  • eat food very quickly
    Bolt down "I usually bolt down my breakfast so I won't get late for school."
  • to eat less
    cut down on "I cut down on beer" "I cut down on candy; I cut down on sugar"
  • prepare something to eat very quickly
    Whip up (a meal) "My mom who whips up dinner when she gets home after work."
  • share out something
    Divide up "We divided up the restaurant bill."
  • start eating the food
    Tuck in
  • cut food into pieces
    Chop up "To prepare a bowl of salad, we need to chop up some leafy vegetables."
  • to stop eating something
    Cut out "I cut out cakes and sugary drinks from my diet."
  • the main food you always eat, you eat a lot of it
    live on "students live on mac and cheese"
  • take food/drinks to go
    Take out
  • When you don't eat a lot, to eat a little especially when you are sad or sick. "I'm sad, so ______ my food"
    pick at
  • make something warm
    Warm up (something) "I can warm up the leftover soup for lunch."
  • order delivered food
    Order in "I couldn't get of the house, so I ordered in from Grab Food."
  • to eat the food
    Dig in "Dig in before the food gets cold."
  • drink (alcohol) quickly
    Knock back "She was knocking back the champagne at Maria's party"
  • to go somewhere to eat; have a meal in a restaurant instead of at home
    Eat out "I prefer to eat out since I don't know how to cook for myself."
  • cook food in hot oil or fat
    Fry up