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PHRASAL VERBS
1. Paraffin stoves were useful in the bathroom, where they helped __________ frozen pipes.
2. Prices here are reasonable, so it's easy to _____ on dishes like melitzana tiganiti.
3. The average number of licks to _________ a single scoop ice cream cone is 50.
4. Even if you already cook a lot, you usually __________ the same-old dishes, right?
5. You can even __________ bars made with dairy substitutes, such as soymilk or rice.
8. Here are six local restaurants that __________ memorable meals and lots of romance.
9. If drinkers are catching up with friends at a bar, they will probably ________ a cider or a craft
beer.
10. The children were all at the table waiting for me to __________.
11. If you want to __________ for Thanksgiving, make a reservation as soon as possible.
13. When the oil is quite hot, __________ the crab cakes, until they are crisp on both sides.
14. __________ the parchment and use a sharp knife to cut a few holes in the pastry.
15. __________ the pasta and finish with freshly shaved truffle and crispy sage leaves.
16. Judging by the way they __________ dinner, they must have been very hungry.
17. After a 10-hour day at the office, Anne returns home to her family just in time to
__________ dinner and catch up on the day's events.
18. ______ the tops _______ 6 green peppers, remove all white membranes and wash peppers.
20. My mother __________ the skins of the tomatoes and I slice them off after that.
21. I bought a water-based paint, then decided to _________ it _______ even more.
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22. _____ garlic _____ flour and fry in vegetable oil at 300 degrees until lightly brown.
25. He didn’t ______ the chocolates _____, he just sat and eat them himself!
26. When her friends arrived, Martha handed around olives and other snacks and her boyfriends
__________ drinks.
27. I don’t feel like cooking. Shall we ___________ some Chinese food?
31. Place a large spoonful of cabbage mixture on top of shrimp, letting it __________
33. She was eating bread and cheese and _________ it ______ with iced tea.
34. Is something wrong with you? You've been ___________ your food for half an hour.
IDIOMS
2. Early this year, she took two months off from work, prompting online speculation that she had
a bun in the oven.
3. By this time it should have been clear to everyone that Kagame was a very bad egg.
4. He left business school and then became a big cheese in the City.
5. Health and education are the kind of bread-and-butter issues that people vote on.
6. Now that she had a job, Anne could bring home the bacon.
8. You can't have your cake and eat it – if you want more local services, you
can't expect to pay less tax
A. Have it both ways B. Win some, lose some C. Bed of roses D. Be unpromising
10. The medical school’s graduates are considered to be the cream of the crop and can
get jobs wherever they want to.
11. Yes, we made a mistake, but there’s no point in crying over spilled milk
12. Strangers, they sat together to enjoy their morning cup of joe and got acquainted.
13. Don't egg him on! He gets himself into enough trouble without your encouragement
15. It’s snowing out there. You must be freezing your buns off. Come inside and get warm.
VOCABULARY:
✓ Polish off: ăn cho tới khi hết, ăn tới miếng cuối cùng
✓ Whip up: nấu hoặc chuẩn bị bữa ăn một cách nhanh và đơn giản
✓ Snack on: ăn một lượng nhỏ thức ăn giữa các bữa ăn chính, ăn nhẹ
✓ Dish up: dọn cơm, trình bày một cách hấp dẫn
✓ Drink in: thấm vào, hút vào; ngắm nhìn say sưa
✓ Place up: làm thứ gì đó thật lớn, bất kể tốt hay xấu
✓ Bowl down: kết quả chính, quan trọng nhất của cái gì
✓ Water down: giảm độ mạnh bằng cách thêm nước vào chất lỏng, pha loãng, làm dịu
đi
✓ Live on: chỉ ăn nhiều một loại thức ăn nhất định, chỉ sống chủ yếu bằng một loại
✓ Live down: để thời gian xóa nhòa, để thời gian làm quên đi
✓ Hand round: chia đều hoặc phát cho mỗi người trong nhóm
✓ Pour off: đổ đi
✓ Order in: gọi nhà hàng để họ chuẩn bị đồ ăn và mang tới cho bạn
✓ Bake off: kết thúc việc nướng (hầu như trong những đồ ăn nướng chín, ví dụ bánh
mì), ra lò
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✓ Steam up: làm cho phủ đầy hơi nước đọng lại
✓ Toss off: nốc (rượu) một hơi, giải quyết nhanh chóng
✓ Take away: mua đồ ăn sẵn ở cửa hàng và mang tới nơi khác để ăn