ESL Podcast 706 - Feeling Ill from Food While Traveling
sick as a dog - very sick; very ill; with many physical symptoms of not being healthy or well
After eating an entire bag of cookies, Hank felt sick as a dog.
it serves you right - a phrase used when one feels another person deserves the negative consequences of his or her actions; a phrase used to show that one has no sympathy for the bad things another person is experiencing, because one believes they are the result of his or her own actions
It serves you right that you lost your job. You shouldn't have stolen money from your employer.
to warn - to tell someone about the negative consequences that may happen if things do not change; to alert someone to a danger or problem that may or will occur
The instruction manual warned us not to turn on the coffeemaker before reading all the instructions.
food vendor - a person or small business that sells food, usually in a small, wheeled cart or truck on the street or sidewalk
Some of the best hot dogs in New York City are sold by food vendors, not in restaurants.
cleanliness - the state of being clean, sanitary, hygienic, and orderly; the state of not being dirty
When we went into Abbe's apartment, we saw rats in the kitchen and cockroaches in the bathroom. It was clear that cleanliness is not very important to her.
stand - a booth where things are sold, especially when the building is temporary (not permanent) and can be moved easily
When they go to the carnival, the first thing they did was to look for the food stands selling cotton candy.
to turn up (one's) nose up at - to act as if one is better than or superior to something and does not want or need it; to think something is not good enough for oneself
If you were really hungry, you wouldn't turn up your nose at the food your parents serve. Instead, you'd eat whatever was available.
authentic - real; true; something that actually exists
Is that an authentic Gucci purse?
stomach of steel - a phrase referring to one's ability to eat almost anything without getting sick, regardless of how unhealthy, unclean, or unusual it is
You must have a stomach of steel to be able to eat fried chicken, creamy pasta, and spicy beef in a single meal!
to guard against - to protect oneself from something; to take precautions against something or to prevent something from happening
The doctor said that the best way to guard against infection is to wash our hands after using the bathroom and before eating.
undercooked - not cooked enough; not cooked thoroughly; cooked, but without having reached a safe temperature at which all the bacteria are killed
If the pork is pink, it's probably undercooked and we shouldn't eat it.
contaminated - not clean or pure; with some harmful or dangerous substance mixed in
That water is contaminated! We shouldn't drink it without boiling it first.
to work itself out of (one's) system - for a virus or bacterial infection to stop affecting one's body and stop making one ill; for one's body to get rid of an illness or infection
The doctor said I should stay in bed for a few days until the flu works itself out of my system.
some - a word used to emphasize that something is not what it should be, or that it is the opposite of what it should be
Some wedding! The groom never showed up and the bride just cried and cried.
to puke (one's) guts out - to vomit, throw up, or regurgitate a lot
If Oliver keeps drinking this much, he'll start puking his guts out in front of all his friends.
to thank (one's) lucky stars - to be grateful for something; to be appreciative of someone or something; to be glad, happy, and relieved that something has happened in a particular way
She thanks her lucky stars that she was late that morning and didn't ride her regular bus, which was in an accident that day.