9242 phrasal verbs food

EATING
DRINKING

TO PICK AT (eat small
amounts); GOBBLE DOWN
(eat very fast); WOLF DOWN
(eat very fast); EAT IN (eat at
home); SEND OUT FOR
(phone a restaurant and ask
for food to be delivered to
you); HELP SB TO (put on a
plate for oneself); DISAGREE
WITH (makes you feel slightly
ill or uncomfortable); CUT
OUT (stop eating); FRY-UPS
(UK, informal – quick meal
made of fried food); FILL SB
1. Let’s raise a glass and ……………………. the happy couple!
UP
feel
2. (make
Cook theyou
lentils
untilthat
they you’ve
……………………. half the liquid.
eaten
3. It’senough);
better to have good big meals than just ……………………. things all days.
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5.

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7.
8.

WASH DOWN (help you swallow
sth); DRINK TO SB/STH (hold up
your glass before drinking it in
order to wish someone success or
happiness); DIP STH IN (quickly
put it in and take it out again);
SOAK UP (absorb); WATER
DOWN (make it less strong by
adding water or other liquid);
SPILL OVER (flow over the
edge);

Have a drink of milk to ……………………. the tablet.
……………………. fry-ups and eat more salads – you’re bound to feel healthier.
Neat whisky is very strong – you should ……………… it ……………… .
Harry darling, hold your juice properly. It’s ……………………. the edge of the glass.
Eat lots of raw vegetables – they will …………….. you …………….. without making you put on weight.
Read remarks by different people and
then answer the questions➲

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ACROSS
2. Do you ……………. your
biscuits in tea? 3. We
……………… the meal down with
lemonade. 6. She’s put
……………… a lot of weight. 7.
……………… the cake up and
give everyone a piece.

ANN: I enjoyed it, but I
couldn’t eat one bit more.
LIZ: We toasted Kevin
and wished him well in his new
job. DAVID: The smoked
salmon made me feel unwell. I
shouldn’t have eaten it.
GAVIN: She gave me some
sushi. It was the first time I’d
ever tasted it.
JENNY: I took a big slice of
cake.

1. Who ate something that

didn’t agree with them?
2. Who helped themselves
to something?
3. Who ate something
that filled them up?
4. Who was served up
something new?
5. Who drank to someone?

DOWN
1.Oh no! the soup’s about to
…………….. over the top of the
pan! 3. This juice is too strong.
I’ll …………….. it down. 4. Have
some bread to …………….. up
the rest of the sauce. 5. Particle

1. often disagrees with people; 2. can be sliced up; 3. Is best
watered down; 4. fills you up; 5. you should cut down on; 6.
people often send out for;


ANSWERS
Exercise:
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Drink to
Soak up
Pick at
Wash down
Cut out
Water it down
Spilling over
Fill you up

WORD PUZZLE:
ACROSS: 2. Dip; 3. Washed; 6. On; 7. Slice;
DOWN: 1. Spill; 3. Water; 4. Soak; 5. Down;
Remarks/Questions:
David
Jenny
Ann
Gavin
Liz
Name a food or drink that…
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