2016-02-12 Vocabulary: restaurant idioms

Greg Malivuk
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Homework: p. 59
1 K
2 E
3 F
4 C
5 G
6 A
7 D
8 I
9 B
10 J
11 L
12 H
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p. 62 - guess the meanings of the idioms
1 eat less
2 a small amount of
3 omit
4 pay separately
5 passion for sweets
6 You believe you can eat more than you can.
7 remaining food (food that is “left over”)
8 is going to be paid for by me (“is my treat”)
9 get something to eat (quickly)
10 chocolate love (or addict)
11 ate in excess
12 bag to carry food home

From “alcoholic”, we have “chocoholic”, “shopaholic”, and “workaholic”.

“Pig out” and “eat like a pig” mean eat too much and too quickly or messily.
“Eat like a bird” means eat a very small amount.
“Eat like a horse” means eat a lot, but not necessarily quickly or messily.
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“Go Dutch” comes from the English stereotype that Dutch people are stingy (opposite of generous). “Dutch courage” is an idiom for alcohol, from a stereotype that Dutch people are alcoholics (“Irish courage” means the same thing).

Does your language have idioms about other countries that come from stereotypes like these?

For example, “American sharing” in Thai refers to paying separately.
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“Stingy” is negative, because it means the opposite of “generous”, which is positive.
“Thrifty” and “frugal” are more positive words for trying to save money.
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In France, syphilis is sometimes called “the Italian disease”, and in Italy it is sometimes called “the French disease”.
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Homework: p. 66 part B - Which occurrences of “going to” can be pronounced “gonna”?