Pack away = eat a lot of food
Dine out = eat at a restaurant
Live on = eat only a particular type of food
Pick at = eat unwillingly
Polish off = finish all of a particular dish or portion of food
Tuck in= start eating enthusiastically
Warm up = heat food so that it is not cold
Whip up = prepare a meal very quickly
Pig out = eat too much
Apple of his eye – a favourite person of someone
Buy a lemon - buy something worthless
Top banana - leader or boss
Piece of cake - easy to do
Pie in the sky - an empty promise or dream
As nutty as a fruitcake - crazy person
For peanuts -cheap
Have a lot on one's plate - very busy
Fat is in the fire - big problem or trouble ahead
Stick to your ribs - something filling and nutritious
to nibble-ohrýzať
ravenous-pažravý
to munch-maškrtiť
famished-vyhladovaný
feast-hostina
mouldy-plesnivý
to gobble-hltavo jesť
scrumptious-fajnový
appetising-chutný
leftovers-zvyšky jedla
dishcloth-utierka na riad
napkins-obrúsky
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