Today we are going to talk about some food phrasal verbs.
- Pick up
(eat very very little)
Example: I am sick. so, i pick at my food
- Snack up
(it's not your lunch or dinner. eat between two meals when you are little bit hungry like popcorn, chips)
Example: Tonight, i will snack on popcorn.
- Pig out
(eat a lot)
Example: I went to restaurant. I pigged out.
- Polish off
(eat everything)
Example: Arjun polished off his dinner.
Polish off also use with drinks too.
Example: somebody loves wine. he/she drinks the whole bottle of wine. They polished off wine. There is no more wine left.
- Live on
(The main food somebody eat daily. like bread)
Example: I live on Bread.
- Cut down on
(Somebody wanna eat less or drink less )
Example: I drink a beer a lot. I wanna cut down on beer.
- Order in
(call someone to bring new food. like call to pizza boy)
Example: let's order in. i'm very lazy, i cannot cook.
- Eat out
(going to somewhere to eat. like restaurants )
Example: 1) I don't like to cook. i love to eat out. 2) let's eat out.
- Dig out
(dig in means pretty much eat)
Example: The food is getting cold. Dig in!
A phrasal verb is a verb + proposition or adverb which creates a different meaning from the original verb. I have explained some food phrasal verb which helps you to speak like a native English speaker. Click on Travel Phrasal you will get some travel phrasal verbs.π
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