domingo, 11 de setembro de 2011

phrasal verbs -Eating

If you ‘put away’ food or drink, it can mean you eat or drink a lot of it. (Obviously, it can also mean that you place the food or drink in a fridge or cupboard – the context of the sentence should make clear the meaning.)

- He has put away some sandwiches but is still hungry.

If you consume a lot of drink (usually alcohol) quickly, you ‘knock it back’. This is informal and is often used quite negatively.

- He was knocking back the champagne at the reception.

- We must watch Bill carefully in the bar with the clients. He can really knock it back.

If you eat an excessive amount of food, you ‘pig out’. This is informal.

- I’m not hungry because I pigged out on chocolate this afternoon.

- We really pigged out in the restaurant.

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