thức ăn 
food 
to eat 
Ăn * 085 The food is cold. Thức ăn nguội rồi. * 032 Can one get something to eat and to drink here? Ở đây có gì để ăn và uống được không? * 036 Why aren’t you eating the cake? Tại sao bạn không ăn bánh ngọt? * 079 Why aren’t you eating the soup? Tai sao bạn không ăn xúp? * 079 Why don’t you eat the meat? Tại sao bạn không ăn thịt? * 079 I ate all the food. Tôi đã ăn tất cả đồ ăn rồi. * 085 We’ll start eating if he doesn’t come soon. Chúng tôi sẽ bắt đầu ăn, nếu anh ấy không đến ngay. * 097 like: Essen → →
das Abendessen ☊ bữa ăn tối ☊ 
☊ essen ☊ ăn ☊ ☊ das Essen ☊ bữa ăn ☊ ☊ das Mittagessen ☊ bữa trưa ☊ ☊ vergessen ☊ quên ☊ ☊ das Abendessen ☊ bữa ăn tối ☊ ☊ aufessen ☊ Ăn hết ☊ ☊ angemessen ☊ thích hợp, tương xứng ☊ ☊ abmessen ☊ đo đạc ☊ ☊ etwas messen ☊ đo đạc gì đó ☊ ☊ mit Stäbchen essen ☊ ăn bằng đũa ☊ ☊ verschlingen (viel und schnell essen) ☊ ăn ngấu nghiến ☊ ☊ fressen ☊ ăn, chén ☊ ☊ Abendessen ☊ 晚餐 ☊ wǎncān essen ☊ 吃 ☊ chī Mittagessen ☊ 午饭 ☊ wǔfàn Essen ☊ 食物 ☊ shíwù vergessen ☊ 忘记 ☊ wàngjì Abendessen ☊ 晚饭 ☊ wǎnfàn aufessen ☊ 吃光 ☊ chī guāng angemessen ☊ 恰如其分的 ☊ qià rú qí fèn de abmessen ☊ 测定 ☊ cèdìng etwas messen ☊ 测量某物 ☊ cèliáng mǒuwù mit Stäbchen essen ☊ 用筷子吃 ☊ yòng kuàizi chī verschlingen (viel und schnell essen) ☊ 吞食 (吃得又多又快) ☊ tūnshí (chī de yòu duō yòu kuài) fressen ☊ 吞食 ☊ tūnshí Wir können zusammen im Restaurant zu Abend essen. ☊ Chúng ta có thế cùng ăn tối ở nhà hàng. ☊ (Lektion 2, Nr. 18) Möchten Sie auch etwas zu essen? ☊ Anh muốn ăn gì không? ☊ (Lektion 6, Nr. 57) Kann ich hier auch zu Mittag und zu Abend essen? ☊ Em có thế ăn trưa và ăn tối ở đây không? ☊ (Lektion 9, Nr. 88) Das Essen schmeckt dort sehr gut. ☊ Thức ăn ở đó rất ngon. ☊ (Lektion 9, Nr. 91) Hallo, was möchten Sie essen? ☊ Chào em, em muốn dùng gì? ☊ (Lektion 12, Nr. 113) Ich mag dieses Essen wirklich sehr. ☊ Em thật thích món này lắm. ☊ (Lektion 12, Nr. 120) Er muss viel zu Essen kaufen, um wieder seinen Kühlschrank zu füllen. ☊ Anh ấy phải đi mua nhiều đồ ăn, để làm đầy tủ lạnh. ☊ (Lektion 14, Nr. 139) Dies ist eine lange Essensliste. ☊ Danh sách món ăn dài thật. ☊ (Lektion 14, Nr. 151) Tri lädt sie zum Abendessen ein. ☊ Tri mời cô ấy đến ăn cơm tối. ☊ (Lektion 15, Nr. 158) Das Essen war sehr gut. Es war sehr nett von dir, dass du mich eingeladen hast. ☊ Bữa ăn ngon tuyệt. Cám ơn anh đã mời em. ☊ (Lektion 15, Nr. 163) Es ist nett, eingeladen zu werden und tolles Essen zu bekommen. ☊ Thật tuyệt vì được anh mời và được ăn những món ngon. ☊ (Lektion 16, Nr. 176) Essen kochen ☊ Nấu ăn ☊ (Lektion 23, Nr. 274) Sie entscheiden sich, zu Abend zu essen. ☊ Họ quyết định đi ăn tối. ☊ (Lektion 23, Nr. 276) Wir könnten gegrillten Fisch essen. ☊ Chúng ta có thế ăn cá nướng. ☊ (Lektion 23, Nr. 277) Ich weiß, was wir jetzt essen werden. ☊ Anh biết bây giờ chúng ta sẽ ăn gì rồi. ☊ (Lektion 23, Nr. 284) Sie packte einen großen Kasten voller Essen aus. ☊ Cô ấy mở một thùng lớn toàn đồ ăn. ☊ (Lektion 28, Nr. 367) Ich habe es auf deinem Tisch neben den Blumen vergessen. ☊ Em đã đế quên nó ở trên bàn cạnh bó hoa. ☊ (Lektion 31, Nr. 411) Hallo Trang, kuck, was ich für dich habe! Du hast das Geburtstagsgeschenk vergessen. ☊ Chào Trang, xem anh có gì cho em này. Em đã đế quên quà sinh nhật. ☊ (Lektion 31, Nr. 415) Ein anderer hätte es vergessen. ☊ Người khác thì có lẽ đã quên rồi. ☊ (Lektion 31, Nr. 417) Anschließend haben sie ihre Koffer ausgepackt und gemütlich zu Abend gegessen. ☊ Sau đó họ dỡ va li của họ và có ăn một bữa tối ấm cúng. ☊ (Lektion 52, Nr. 728) Deine Stirn ist ja ganz heiß! Wir müssen Fieber messen! ☊ Trán anh thật nóng quá! Chúng ta phải đo nhiệt độ thôi! ☊ (Lektion 66, Nr. 939) Du hast mit Freunden gegenüber von uns gesessen und hattest ein sehr charmantes Lächeln. ☊ Anh ngồi ăn cùng bạn bè đối diện và có một nụ cười rất quyến rũ. ☊ (Lektion 74, Nr. 1058) Stimmt, wir haben gleich festgestellt, dass wir viele gemeinsame Interessen haben. ☊ Chính xác, chúng ta khẳng định ngay rằng chúng ta có chung nhiều sở thích. ☊ (Lektion 74, Nr. 1062) ... und wir haben uns zum Essen verabredet! ☊ …và chúng ta hẹn nhau đi ăn. ☊ (Lektion 74, Nr. 1064) Haben Sie schon gegessen? ☊ Anh / Chị đã ăn gì chưa? ☊ (Lektion 95, Nr. 1473) Meine Aufgabe war es den Auftritt meiner Firma auf internationalen Messen zu organisieren. ☊ Công việc của tôi là tổ chức việc tham gia của công ty ở các hội chợ triển lãm quốc tế. ☊ (Lektion 106, Nr. 1854) Ich habe mein Passwort vergessen. ☊ Tôi đã quên mật khẩu. ☊ (Lektion 113, Nr. 2063) Treffen wir uns morgen zum Essen? ☊ Ngày mai chúng ta đi ăn cùng nhau không? ☊ (Lektion 124, Nr. 2405) Ich würde diese Sache gerne bei einem Geschäftsessen besprechen. ☊ Tôi rất vui lòng được bàn luận thêm về điều này tại bữa ăn. ☊ (Lektion 124, Nr. 2410) Ich möchte Sie gerne zum Essen einladen. ☊ Tôi rất muốn mời anh / chị / ông / bà/ngài cùng đi ăn. ☊ (Lektion 124, Nr. 2411) Unsere Firma lädt Sie und Ihre Begleitung zu einem Abendessen ein. ☊ Công ty chúng tôi xin mời quý vị và người tháp tùng tới dùng bữa ăn tối. ☊ (Lektion 124, Nr. 2413) Haben Sie schon gegessen? ☊ Anh / Chị / Ông / Bà đã ăn chưa? ☊ (Lektion 124, Nr. 2414) Möchten Sie mich zum Essen begleiten? ☊ Anh / Chị / Ông / Bà có muốn cùng đi ăn với tôi không? ☊ (Lektion 124, Nr. 2415) Was möchten Sie essen? ☊ Anh / Chị / Ông / Bà muốn dùng gì? ☊ (Lektion 124, Nr. 2431) The food was acceptable, but no more. ☊ acceptable ☊
The food was not actually all that expensive. ☊ actually ☊
The room was small but adequate. ☊ adequate ☊
There is a lack of adequate provision for disabled students. ☊ adequate ☊
We'll leave after lunch. ☊ after ☊
Let's go out now and eat afterwards. ☊ afterwards ☊
She had to steal food just to stay alive. ☊ alive ☊
All of the food has gone. ☊ all ☊
They've eaten all of it. ☊ all ☊
They've eaten it all. ☊ all ☊
Dinner's almost ready. ☊ almost ☊
They'll eat almost anything. ☊ almost ☊
'Lunch?' 'No thanks, I've already eaten.' ☊ already ☊
The food was good and we loved the music. Altogether it was a great evening. ☊ altogether ☊
I cooked lunch. And I made a cake. (= you are emphasizing how much you have done) ☊ and ☊
it annoys sb when...: It really annoys me when people forget to say thank you. ☊ annoy ☊
Her most annoying habit was eating with her mouth open. ☊ annoying ☊
I didn't eat any meat. ☊ any ☊
Anyway, let's forget about that for the moment. ☊ anyway ☊
an appropriate response/measure/method ☊ appropriate ☊
They walked around the town looking for a place to eat. ☊ around ☊
Guests receive dinner on/upon arrival at the hotel. ☊ arrival ☊
We waited an hour for our lunch to arrive. ☊ arrive ☊
As for food for the party, that's all being taken care of. ☊ as for sb/sth ☊
ask sb (+ adv./prep.): They've asked me to dinner. ☊ ask ☊
£20 for dinner is about average. ☊ average ☊
I feel awful about forgetting her birthday. ☊ awful ☊
How can you bear to eat that stuff? ☊ bear ☊
before lunch ☊ before ☊
Do it before you forget. ☊ before ☊
Don't forget to lock the door behind you (= when you leave). ☊ behind ☊
A society should be judged on its beliefs and values. ☊ belief ☊
The meal couldn't have been better. ☊ better ☊
He didn't eat a bite of his dinner (= he ate nothing). ☊ bite ☊
'Where shall we eat?' 'I'm not bothered.' (= I don't mind where we go). ☊ be bothered (about sb/sth) ☊
a coffee/lunch/tea break ☊ break ☊
bring sb/sth (with you): Don't forget to bring your books with you. ☊ bring ☊
a business lunch ☊ business ☊
business contacts/affairs/interests ☊ business ☊
Will you call the kids in for lunch? ☊ call ☊
I've forgotten what the firm he works for is called. ☊ called ☊
We can eat in a restaurant, if you like. ☊ can ☊
Don't forget to cancel the newspaper (= arrange for it not to be delivered) before going away. ☊ cancel ☊
The food was excellent—I had no cause for complaint. ☊ cause ☊
The service was a celebration of his life (= praised what he had done in his life). ☊ celebration ☊
The restaurant charged £20 for dinner. ☊ charge ☊
After a delicious meal with free wine, the choice is yours: a quiet drink in the bar, the late night disco or a stroll along the beach beneath a starry sky. ☊ choice ☊
It's your turn to clear the table (= to take away the dirty plates, etc. after a meal). ☊ clear ☊
Social workers must always consider the best interests of their clients. ☊ client ☊
We close for lunch between twelve and two. ☊ close ☊
the high cost of food and clothing ☊ clothing ☊
We had lunch at the golf club. ☊ club ☊
cold chicken for lunch ☊ cold ☊
comfort food (= food that makes you feel better) ☊ comfort ☊
I've completely forgotten her name. ☊ completely ☊
conflicting emotions/interests/loyalties ☊ conflict ☊
Their kindness and consideration will not be forgotten. ☊ consideration ☊
The organization put me in contact with other people in a similar position (= gave me their addresses or telephone numbers). ☊ contact ☊
Who's going to cook supper? ☊ cook ☊
cook sb sth: He cooked me lunch. ☊ cook ☊
We did not even make enough money to cover the cost of the food. ☊ cost ☊
Good food need not cost a fortune (= cost a lot of money). ☊ cost ☊
cost sb sth: The meal cost us about £40. ☊ cost ☊
Don't worry—they could have just forgotten to call. ☊ could ☊
I'm not crazy about Chinese food (= I don't like it very much). ☊ crazy ☊
to make/sign/conclude/close a deal (with sb) ☊ deal ☊
decrease sth: People should decrease the amount of fat they eat. ☊ decrease ☊
'Can you stay for dinner?' 'I'd be delighted (to)!' ☊ delighted ☊
I'll never forget it to my dying day (= until I die). ☊ die ☊
We measured the difference in temperature. ☊ difference ☊
It's time for dinner. ☊ dinner ☊
What time do you serve dinner? ☊ dinner ☊
Let's invite them to dinner tomorrow. ☊ dinner ☊
What shall we have for dinner tonight? ☊ dinner ☊
It's your turn to cook dinner. ☊ dinner ☊
I never eat a big dinner. ☊ dinner ☊
Christmas dinner ☊ dinner ☊
a three-course dinner ☊ dinner ☊
I'd like to take you out to dinner tonight. ☊ dinner ☊
school dinners (= meals provided at school in the middle of the day) ☊ dinner ☊
disgusted (with sb/sth/yourself): I was disgusted with myself for eating so much. ☊ disgusted ☊
In the US, distance is measured in miles. ☊ distance ☊
Does this pub do (= provide) lunches? ☊ do ☊
Who's doing (= organizing and preparing) the food for the wedding reception? ☊ do ☊
Let's do (= meet for) lunch. ☊ do ☊
I don't know what to do with (= how to use) all the food that's left over. ☊ do sth with sb/sth ☊
food and drink ☊ drink ☊
I was too nervous to eat. ☊ eat ☊
eat sth: I don't eat meat. ☊ eat ☊
Would you like something to eat? ☊ eat ☊
I couldn't eat another thing (= I have had enough food). ☊ eat ☊
Where shall we eat tonight? ☊ eat ☊
Do you feel like eating out tonight? ☊ eat out ☊
He either forgot or else decided not to come. ☊ or else ☊
an empty plate (= with no food on it) ☊ empty ☊
It's not good to drink alcohol on an empty stomach (= without having eaten something). ☊ empty ☊
I can't come to dinner on Tuesday—I'm otherwise engaged (= I have already arranged to do something else). ☊ engaged ☊
There was food enough for all. ☊ enough ☊
essential to sth: Money is not essential to happiness. ☊ essential ☊
We'll have to eat here—everywhere else is full. ☊ everywhere ☊
an excellent meal ☊ excellent ☊
I buy you lunch and you fix my computer. Is that a fair exchange? ☊ exchange ☊
Everyone in the group exchanged email addresses. ☊ exchange ☊
Lunch costs £10 per person, excluding drinks. ☊ excluding ☊
excuse (for doing sth): His excuse for forgetting her birthday was that he had lost his diary. ☊ excuse ☊
exhibit sth (at/in...): They will be exhibiting their new designs at the trade fairs. ☊ exhibit ☊
They eke out a precarious existence (= they have hardly enough money to live on). ☊ existence ☊
expect (that...): 'Who's eaten all the cake?' 'Tom, I expect/I expect it was Tom.' ☊ expect ☊
to take a client out for a meal on expenses ☊ expense ☊
He wanted to cook something extra special for dinner that night. ☊ extra ☊
The suggestion to close the road has found favour with (= been supported by) local people. ☊ favour ☊
people who enjoy the finer things in life (= for example art, good food, etc.) ☊ fine ☊
finish sth: A cup of coffee finished the meal perfectly. ☊ finish ☊
to return fire (= to fire back at sb who is shooting at you) ☊ fire ☊
I'll try and fit you in after lunch. ☊ fit sb/sth in, fit sb/sth in/into sth ☊
fit for sb/sth: The food was not fit for human consumption. ☊ fit ☊
Tigers are flesh-eating animals. ☊ flesh ☊
food and drink ☊ food ☊
Do you like Italian food? ☊ food ☊
a can of dog food (= for a dog to eat) ☊ food ☊
He's off his food (= he does not want to eat anything). ☊ food ☊
forget (about sb/sth): Try to forget about what happened. ☊ forget ☊
Could you possibly forget about work for five minutes? ☊ forget ☊
forget sb/sth: Forget him! ☊ forget ☊
Let's forget our differences and be friends. ☊ forget ☊
forget (about sth): 'Why weren't you at the meeting?' 'Sorry—I forgot.' ☊ forget ☊
forget to do sth: Take care, and don't forget to write. ☊ forget ☊
forget sth/sb: I forgot my purse (= I did not remember to bring it). ☊ forget ☊
Aren't you forgetting something? (= I think you have forgotten to do sth) ☊ forget ☊
forget (about sth): I'd completely forgotten about the money he owed me. ☊ forget ☊
forget sth: I never forget a face. ☊ forget ☊
Who could forget his speech at last year's party? ☊ forget ☊
forget (that)...: She keeps forgetting (that) I'm not a child any more. ☊ forget ☊
I was forgetting (= I had forgotten) (that) you've been here before. ☊ forget ☊
forget where, how, etc...: I've forgotten where they live exactly. ☊ forget ☊
I forget how much they paid for it. ☊ forget ☊
forget (sb) doing sth: I'll never forget hearing this piece of music for the first time. ☊ forget ☊
it is forgotten that...: It should not be forgotten that people used to get much more exercise. ☊ forget ☊
to eat with a knife and fork ☊ fork ☊
If Sarah is free for lunch I'll take her out. ☊ free ☊
Eat plenty of fresh fruit and vegetables. ☊ fresh ☊
Eat plenty of fresh fruit and vegetables. ☊ fruit ☊
bodily functions (= for example eating, sex, using the toilet) ☊ function ☊
I had lunch with a girlfriend. ☊ girlfriend ☊
go doing sth: She went without eating for three days. ☊ go without (sth) ☊
'Dinner's ready.' 'Good—I'm starving.' ☊ good ☊
good food ☊ good ☊
Let's grab a sandwich before we go. ☊ grab ☊
We had hardly sat down to supper when the phone rang. ☊ hardly ☊
We had some friends to dinner last night. ☊ have ☊
to have breakfast/lunch/dinner ☊ have ☊
The meal worked out at $20 a head. ☊ a/per head ☊
Keep healthy by eating well and exercising regularly. ☊ healthy ☊
Just heat up the food in the microwave. ☊ heat sth up ☊
a heavy lunch/dinner ☊ heavy ☊
How about going for a meal? ☊ how about...? ☊
How about we go for a meal? ☊ how about...? ☊
All this talk of food is making me hungry. ☊ hungry ☊
I won't be going there again in a hurry—the food was terrible. ☊ sb will not do sth again in a hurry ☊
the basic essentials of life, i.e. housing, food and water ☊ i.e. ☊
We both started to feel ill shortly after the meal. ☊ ill ☊
She was suitably impressed (= as impressed as sb had hoped) with the painting. ☊ impressed ☊
You'll feel better with a good meal inside you. ☊ inside ☊
Stay and have lunch. I insist! ☊ insist ☊
Lee was ill so I went instead. ☊ instead ☊
He didn't reply. Instead, he turned on his heel and left the room. ☊ instead ☊
She said nothing, preferring instead to save her comments till later. ☊ instead ☊
Her main interests are music and tennis. ☊ interest ☊
He was a man of wide interests outside his work. ☊ interest ☊
She's always on a diet—she has issues about food. ☊ issue ☊
The baby threw its food on the floor. ☊ its ☊
join sb (for sth): Will you join us for lunch? ☊ join ☊
I don't know about you, but I'm ready for something to eat. ☊ know ☊
a lack of food/money/skills ☊ lack ☊
last sb (out): We've got enough food to last us (for) three days. ☊ last ☊
'Where shall we eat?' 'I'll leave it entirely (up) to you (= you can decide).' ☊ leave ☊
leave sth/sb (+ adv./prep.): I've left my bag on the bus. ☊ leave ☊
There was lots of food left over. ☊ be left over (from sth) ☊
The accident taught me a lesson I'll never forget. ☊ lesson ☊
let sb/sth: He'd eat chocolate all day long if I let him. ☊ let ☊
I try to eat lightly (= not to eat heavy or greasy food). ☊ lightly ☊
a liquid lunch (= alcoholic drinks, rather than food) ☊ liquid ☊
She seemed to have lost interest in food. ☊ lose ☊
the lowest temperature ever recorded ☊ low ☊
mail sth (to sb/sth): Don't forget to mail that letter to your mother. ☊ mail ☊
mail sb sth: Don't forget to mail your mother that letter. ☊ mail ☊
They eat mainly fruit and nuts. ☊ mainly ☊
to make a noise/mess/fuss ☊ make ☊
Can you manage another piece of cake? (= eat one) ☊ manage ☊
Don't give me any more. I've eaten masses! ☊ mass ☊
I'd forgotten the keys, which didn't help matters. ☊ matter ☊
'I'm afraid I forgot that book again.' 'It doesn't matter (= it is not important enough to worry about).' ☊ matter ☊
The July maximum (= the highest temperature recorded in July) was 30°C. ☊ maximum ☊
Maybe we can meet for lunch next week sometime. ☊ maybe ☊
Try not to eat between meals. ☊ meal ☊
Lunch is his main meal of the day. ☊ meal ☊
to go out for a meal (= to go to a restaurant to have a meal) ☊ meal ☊
What time would you like your evening meal? ☊ meal ☊
Stress can be extremely damaging to your health. Exercise, meanwhile, can reduce its effects. ☊ meanwhile ☊
It is difficult to measure the success of the campaign at this stage. ☊ measure ☊
Regular tests are used to measure students' progress. ☊ measure ☊
measure sth (in sth): A ship's speed is measured in knots. ☊ measure ☊
measure sb/sth for sth: He's gone to be measured for a new suit. ☊ measure ☊
measure how much, how long, etc...: A dipstick is used to measure how much oil is left in an engine. ☊ measure ☊
to take sb's chest/waist measurement ☊ measurement ☊
meat-eating animals ☊ meat ☊
People have short memories (= they soon forget). ☊ memory ☊
What's on the menu (= for dinner) tonight? ☊ menu ☊
a midday meal ☊ midday ☊
Let's have a midnight feast tonight (= a secret meal that children like to have in the middle of the night). ☊ midnight ☊
You must be home for dinner, mind. ☊ mind ☊
You can't afford to miss meals (= not eat meals) when you're in training. ☊ miss ☊
Who ate the most? ☊ most ☊
Don't talk with your mouth full (= when eating). ☊ mouth ☊
We must get together soon for lunch. ☊ must ☊
narrow interests ☊ narrow ☊
Bill's parents came for dinner last night. ☊ night ☊
When Dan cooks dinner he always goes the whole nine yards, with three courses and a choice of dessert. ☊ the whole nine yards ☊
Now they want to tax food! ☊ now ☊
We should meet for lunch more often. ☊ often ☊
Whose side are you on (= which of two or more different views do you support)? ☊ on ☊
They intend to close the school at the earliest opportunity (= as soon as possible). ☊ opportunity ☊
I sat opposite him during the meal (= on the other side of the table). ☊ opposite ☊
Liverpool couldn't match the opposition in the final and lost 2-0. ☊ opposition ☊
a side order (= for example, vegetables or salad that you eat with your main dish) ☊ order ☊
The meal was very ordinary. ☊ ordinary ☊
I'll invite people if you can organize food and drinks. ☊ organize ☊
They ought to have apologized (= but they didn't). ☊ ought to ☊
The rain prevented them from eating outdoors. ☊ outdoors ☊
She has a lot of outside interests (= not connected with her work). ☊ outside ☊
It's warm enough to eat outside. ☊ outside ☊
If there's any food left over, put it in the fridge. ☊ over ☊
We'll discuss it over lunch. ☊ over ☊
pack sb sth: I've packed you some food for the journey. ☊ pack ☊
Is there anything in particular you'd like for dinner? ☊ in particular ☊
a birthday/dinner/garden, etc. party ☊ party ☊
From past experience I'd say he'd probably forgotten the time. ☊ past ☊
Let's forget about who was more to blame—it's all past history. ☊ past ☊
Perhaps he's forgotten. ☊ perhaps ☊
He piled his plate with as much food as he could. ☊ pile ☊
a pity (to do sth): It seems a pity to waste this food. ☊ pity ☊
What about dinner at my place? ☊ place ☊
We were looking for a place to eat. ☊ place ☊
a seating plan (= showing where each person will sit, for example at a dinner) ☊ plan ☊
Stop playing with your food! ☊ play with sth ☊
Please, please don't forget. ☊ please ☊
They always gave us plenty to eat. ☊ plenty ☊
Someone had been poisoning his food. ☊ poison ☊
I've spent £25 on food today. ☊ pound ☊
He was in the kitchen preparing lunch. ☊ prepare ☊
You've got to forget the past and start living in the present. ☊ present ☊
to charge a high/reasonable/low price for sth ☊ price ☊
I'm only buying it if it's the right price (= a price that I think is reasonable). ☊ price ☊
Please give us prior notice if you need an evening meal. ☊ prior ☊
She produced a delicious meal out of a few leftovers. ☊ produce ☊
Eat some proper food, not just toast and jam! ☊ proper ☊
Each company is fighting to protect its own commercial interests. ☊ protect ☊
Meter readings are taken every three months. ☊ reading ☊
Volunteers were ready and waiting to pack the food in boxes. ☊ ready ☊
Come on, dinner's ready! ☊ ready ☊
You must take all reasonable steps to ensure that the information that you provide is correct. ☊ reasonable ☊
You must submit your claim within a reasonable time. ☊ reasonable ☊
a reasonable standard of living ☊ reasonable ☊
Social services should pay proper regard to the needs of inner-city areas. ☊ regard ☊
the conflict between regional and national interests ☊ regional ☊
She fed the remains of her lunch to the dog. ☊ remains ☊
He made a number of rude remarks about the food. ☊ remark ☊
remember sth: Did you remember your homework (= to bring it)? ☊ remember ☊
The association was formed to represent the interests of women artists. ☊ represent ☊
We had a meal in a restaurant. ☊ restaurant ☊
return sth: Don't forget to return my pen! ☊ return ☊
Can I buy you lunch in return for your help? ☊ in return (for sth) ☊
a romantic candlelit dinner ☊ romantic ☊
root crops/vegetables (= plants whose roots you can eat, such as carrots) ☊ root ☊
rude (to do sth): It's rude to speak when you're eating. ☊ rude ☊
rush sth: We had to rush our meal. ☊ rush ☊
Is cold meat and salad OK for lunch? ☊ salad ☊
'Will you stay for lunch?' 'No, but thanks all the same.' ☊ all/just the same ☊
The food wasn't enough to satisfy his hunger. ☊ satisfy ☊
We'll eat some now and save some for tomorrow. ☊ save ☊
Save some food for me. ☊ save ☊
save sb sth: Save me some food. ☊ save ☊
the cricket/hunting/shooting, etc. season ☊ season ☊
I must see about (= prepare) lunch. ☊ see about sth ☊
send sb: Ed couldn't make it so they sent me instead. ☊ send ☊
Most of their economic policies serve the interests of big business. ☊ serve ☊
serve sth to sb: They served a wonderful meal to more than fifty delegates. ☊ serve ☊
serve sb with sth: The delegates were served with a wonderful meal. ☊ serve ☊
serve sb sth: She served us a delicious lunch. ☊ serve ☊
The food was good but the service was very slow. ☊ service ☊
Could you set the table for dinner? ☊ set ☊
It seems such a shame to throw perfectly good food away. ☊ shame ☊
They shot the lock off (= removed it by shooting). ☊ shoot ☊
'Is this enough food for everyone?' 'I should think so.' ☊ should ☊
They finished their meal in total silence. ☊ silence ☊
We have very similar interests. ☊ similar ☊
You can enjoy all the water sports, or simply lie on the beach. ☊ simply ☊
I haven't eaten since breakfast. ☊ since ☊
We eat rice every single day. ☊ single ☊
Dinner smells good. ☊ smell ☊
She had refused all solid food. ☊ solid ☊
The baby is not yet on solids (= eating solid food). ☊ solid ☊
We stopped for something to eat. ☊ something ☊
I could just eat a little something. ☊ something ☊
I'm sorry, I forgot. ☊ I'm sorry ☊
What are your special interests? ☊ special ☊
It was believed that people could be possessed by evil spirits. ☊ spirit ☊
Don't eat too many nuts—you'll spoil your appetite (= will no longer be hungry at the proper time to eat). ☊ spoil ☊
squeeze sth out of/from sth: to squeeze the juice from a lemon ☊ squeeze ☊
It was a simple meal by Eddie's standards. ☊ standard ☊
We ended up staying for lunch. ☊ stay ☊
stop for sth: I'm hungry. Let's stop for lunch. ☊ stop ☊
I don't know how you can eat that stuff! ☊ stuff ☊
Forgetting my notes made me look stupid. ☊ stupid ☊
There is no such thing as a free lunch. ☊ such ☊
suggest (that)...: I suggest (that) we go out to eat. ☊ suggest ☊
There is no suggestion of any impropriety. ☊ suggestion ☊
swallow (sth): Always chew food well before swallowing it. ☊ swallow ☊
sweet food ☊ sweet ☊
to take sb's temperature ☊ take ☊
I need to have my blood pressure taken. ☊ take ☊
take sth (with you): I forgot to take my bag with me when I got off the bus. ☊ take ☊
Whose team are you in? ☊ team ☊
Whose team are you on? ☊ team ☊
tell sb (that)...: The doctor told me (that) I should eat less fat. ☊ tell ☊
to take sb's temperature (= measure the temperature of sb's body using a special instrument) ☊ temperature ☊
Food will be served in the hospitality tent (= for example at an outdoor show). ☊ tent ☊
a terrible meal ☊ terrible ☊
'I'm afraid I've finished all the milk.' 'Well, thanks a lot!' ☊ thanks a lot ☊
Have you forgotten about that money I lent you last week? ☊ that ☊
Did you eat all of them? ☊ them ☊
Let's forget the whole thing (= everything). ☊ thing ☊
She's very fond of sweet things (= sweet foods). ☊ thing ☊
Next time you're here let's have lunch together. ☊ time ☊
time (for sth): It's time for lunch. ☊ time ☊
How long is it to lunch? ☊ to ☊
I set out to buy food. ☊ to ☊
speaking in hushed/low/clipped/measured, etc. tones ☊ tone ☊
Will you have dinner with me tonight? ☊ tonight ☊
typical of sb/sth: This meal is typical of local cookery. ☊ typical ☊
It was typical of her to forget. ☊ typical ☊
A typically priced meal will be around $10. ☊ typically ☊
We have this understanding that nobody talks about work over lunch. ☊ understanding ☊
The job was beginning to make unreasonable demands on his free time. ☊ unreasonable ☊
The fees they charge are not unreasonable. ☊ unreasonable ☊
We ate all the food up. ☊ up ☊
Shall we eat out or stay in? It's up to you. ☊ be up to sb ☊
used to doing sth: I'm not used to eating so much at lunchtime. ☊ used ☊
Doctors issued a warning against eating any fish caught in the river. ☊ warning ☊
to give sb fair/advance/adequate warning of sth ☊ warning ☊
Wash the fruit thoroughly before eating. ☊ wash ☊
It seems such a waste to throw good food away. ☊ waste ☊
I hate to see good food go to waste (= be thrown away). ☊ waste ☊
What you need is a good meal. ☊ what ☊
What if she forgets to bring it? ☊ what if...? ☊
Let's forget the whole thing. ☊ whole ☊
Whose house is that? ☊ whose ☊
He's a man whose opinion I respect. ☊ whose ☊
It's the house whose door is painted red. ☊ whose ☊
Isobel, whose brother he was, had heard the joke before. ☊ whose ☊
'Let's eat out.' 'Why not? ' ☊ why not? ☊
You'll have had dinner already, I suppose. ☊ will ☊
wind sth (up): He had forgotten to wind his watch. ☊ wind ☊
I wish I hadn't eaten so much. ☊ wish ☊
The meal with wine came to $20 each. ☊ with ☊
They had gone two days without food. ☊ without ☊
The rooms were awful and the food was worse. ☊ worse ☊
Would you have dinner with me on Friday? ☊ would ☊
wrong with sth/with doing sth: What's wrong with eating meat? ☊ wrong ☊
For a quick lunch you can't go wrong with pasta. ☊ you can't go wrong (with sth) ☊
Caterpillars eat the young leaves of this plant. ☊ young ☊