ESL Podcast 629 - Being Hungry and Full
hungry - wanting to eat; with a feeling of discomfort or pain in one's stomach because it is empty
If I don't eat a good breakfast, I'll probably be really hungry by lunchtime.
dish - one type of food; food cooked in a certain way; part of a meal
Beef stroganoff is one of Jun's favorite dishes.
bring it on - a phrase used to show that one is ready and eager for something and wants it to happen or begin right away
When Guadalupe asked if I wanted to see her new designs, I said, "Bring it on!"
to miscalculate - to make an error or mistake in one's calculation, arriving at a number that is smaller or bigger than it should be
Hazel miscalculated the cost of her purchases and didn't have enough cash to pay for everything.
cooking time - the amount of time needed for something to finish cooking and be ready to eat
This casserole requires just 10 minutes of preparation time, but almost two hours of cooking time.
famished - extremely hungry; very, very hungry
After running the marathon, Hugh was famished and wanted to eat everything!
snack - a small amount of food eaten between meals
Most children eat a snack after coming home from school, because they can't wait until dinnertime.
to munch on - to eat food, often as a snack between meals, and often very noisily
Chew with your mouth closed! I can hear you munching on that carrot in the other room!
half-starved - extremely hungry; almost dying of hunger
You look half-starved! Don't you eat enough at college?
to skip - to not do or have something that one normally would
Xavier skipped class to go skiing today.
dying for (something) - wanting to have or do something very badly; with a strong desire to do or have something
I slept for only two hours last night, so I'm dying for a cup of coffee.
worth the wait - good enough to wait a long time for; something that is good enough so that one is not angry that one had to wait a long time for it
The restaurant is so full that there won't be a table for us for at least 30 minutes. Do you think the food will be worth the wait, or should we go to a different restaurant?
I could eat a horse - a phrase used to show that one is very hungry and wants to eat a lot
After hiking all day, I was so hungry I could eat a horse!
greedy - wanting too much of something; wanting and/or taking much more of something than one actually needs
Don't be greedy and eat the whole box of cookies! Save some for your brothers and sisters.
to spoil (one's) appetite - to eat a lot of something before a meal so that one no longer feels hungry once the food is ready
Whenever Edie goes to a restaurant, he always spoils his appetite by eating too much bread while waiting for his food to be served.
to crave - to want something very badly; to have a very strong desire for something, especially to eat a particular food
When Lupita was pregnant, she craved pickles, grapefruit, and ice cream.
to save (one's) appetite - to not eat something right now so that one will still be hungry later when something else is served
Eat only a small lunch and save your appetite, because we're going to have a big, fancy dinner tonight.
dead and buried - a phrase used to emphasize that something is taking too long and won't be ready or finished for a very long time, until someone has already died
There may be flying cars someday, but we'll all be dead and buried before then.