Food: Phrasal Verbs to Learn

Food 
Phrasal Verbs to Learn 
Phrase Transcript Audio Meaning Example 
scarf 
down 
/skrf 
dan/ 
to eat your food very 
quickly 
(ăn rất nhanh) 
Susan only has 15 minutes to eat lunch 
so she scarfs it down really fast. 
dish up /d p/ 
to serve a big meal 
(chuẩn bị một bữa ăn 
thịnh soạn, nhiều món) 
He dished up a great dinner when we 
got back. 
pick at /pk ət/ 
to eat unwillingly 
(ăn chậm chạp và uể 
oải) 
I wasn't very hungry so I just picked 
at my food. 
knock 
back 
/nk bæk/ 
to drink or swallow (an 
alcohol drink) quickly 
(uống hoặc nuốt đồ 
uống có cồn rất nhanh) 
The pub was closing so we knocked 
our drinks back and left. 
pig out 
(on) 
/pg at 
(n)/ 
to eat a lot of food at 
one time 
(ăn nhiều đồ ăn cùng 
lúc) 
Jamie had been on a diet all week, so 
during the weekend he pigged out on 
fast food. 
cut down 
(on) 
/kt dan/ 
to consume less 
(ăn ít đi, cắt giảm) 
I'm trying to cut down on the amount 
of coffee I drink during the day. 
eat up /i:t p/ 
to eat all of something 
(ăn hết sạch) 
That cake looks delicious, I want to 
eat it up. 
Reading & Listening 
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Photo of siblings 
This photo was taken when we visited our grandparents last weekend. We four siblings sat 
together at a table. We were dished up a great lunch with all kinds of Italian cakes. They were 
great. 
My eldest brother - John is sitting in the middle of the photo. He was the most gluttonous 
among us and he always scarfed down his food every time grandma brought a dish out. 
To his left was Emmy - my older sister. She is a total opposite of John: she just picked at her 
food because she doesn't like Italian cakes very much. Maybe she was still tired after the 3 
hours on the bus to get there. 
My younger brother - Tom is sitting next to John on the right. He looks so funny with the 
empty bottle on his hand. My grandpa was really furious with him when he knocked back all 
of his wine. 
The last one is me. Oh God I look so silly! I was trying my grandma's new vegetarian dish. It 
was so great and I was pigging out. I was getting fatter and she said I should cut down on the 
amount of fast food and cakes that I eat! 
After 40 minutes, we had eaten up all the food. My grandparents were really glad. They always 
hope to see us on the weekends and often show us warm hospitality. We all had a great time 
together. 
Short Conversations 
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A: How was your dinner with the Smith family last night? 
B: It was very kind of them. When we came, they dished up a big 
meal. We talked a lot during dinner time. The foods were so good. 
We ate them all up. 
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A: My daughter has anorexia again. She only picks at her food and 
always says she's not hungry. 
B: My daughter is slightly better. She insists on doing her own 
cooking and generally eats vegetarian dishes only. But she always 
scarfs down all her food. 
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A: Last night, when Alex got to the bar he immediately asked for a 
big whiskey and knocked it back. 
B: Really? The doctor said that he should cut down on alcoholic 
drinks since he has a stomachache. 
A: I don't know what happened to him. But right after the drink, he 
took out a big donut that he brought along and started to pig out.