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F8 - VB - Eating and
F8 - VB - Eating and drinking
| English | Spanish |
|---|---|
| a lot on my plate -- I'm sorry I forgot your birthday! I've got a lot on my plate at the moment. | estoy muy ocupado |
| icing on the cake -- I was thrilled to be invited, and knowing you're coming too is the icing on the cake ! | la guinda del pastel |
| know which side your bread is buttered -- If you know which side your bread is buttered , you'll be polite to the boss. | saber lo que te conviene |
| lick -- I prefer to lick my ice lolly than to bite into it. | lamer |
| munch -- Do you fancy getting some popcorn to munch during the film? | picar |
| my cup of tea -- Nightclubs aren't really my cup of tea . I'd prefer to stay home with a book. | no es lo mío |
| nibble -- I think we have mice – something's been nibbling this cardboard box! | roer |
| pick at -- I had no appetite and could only pick at my salad. | comer con poca gana |
| pie in the sky -- I tried so hard to make it as actor, but my ambitions were just pie in the sky . | castillos en el aire |
| polish off -- We'd better polish off the rest of these biscuits before they go stale. | despacharse |
| put away -- He might look small, but he can certainly put away a lot of food! | zamparse |
| put it in a nutshell -- Look, to put it in a nutshell , if you keep arriving late you'll be sacked. | en resumen |
| scoff -- Take these sweets away from me, or I'll be tempted to scoff the lot of them! | papearse |
| sip -- I keep a bottle of water on my desk so that I can sip from it while I'm working. | tomar un trago |
| slurp -- In some cultures, it's considered rude to slurp your soup. | sorber |
| sour grapes -- Don't listen to her – she's got a touch of sour grapes because she's jealous. | estar verde de envidia |
| spill the beans -- Come on, spill the beans ! I want to hear all about how your date went. | contarlo todo |
| suck -- I'm going to suck a throat sweet – I think I'm coming down with something. | chupar |
| swallow -- Swallow the tablet with a glass of water. | tragar |
| take (sth) with a pinch of salt -- Take everything he says with a pinch of salt . He's known to exaggerate wildly. | no creerse (algo) a pies juntillas |
| toy with -- Don't toy with your food like that – eat up! | jugar con |
| tuck into -- I can't wait to tuck into this delicious-looking pie. | meter la cuchara |
| wolf down -- You could tell she was hungry by the way she wolfed down those sandwiches. | engullir |
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