Vocabulary: Food and Healthy Habits

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 Hello, everyone! Are you ready to get some vocabulary concepts related to food and healthy habits? Here we go!!
  • back into shape: to get yourself back into shape, you need to take some excercise in order to become fit and healthy again.
    • Example: Hagrid decided to get back into shape before moving from Azkaban.
  • boil down: to reduce a liquid by cooking to a thick sauce.
    • Example: Molly Weasley boiled down the sauce to make it more flavorsome.
  • boil over: to cause liquid to overflow durig boiling.
    • Example: Ron was cooking pasta on high heat and it boiled over.
  • bolt down: to eat food very quickly.
    • Example: Dementors had only a few minutes for lunch, so they had to bolt it down.
  • check-up : medical examination to test your general state of health.
    • Example: Voldemort visits his dentist twice a year for a check-up.
  • chop up: to cut into pieces, especially with a few sharp blows.
    • Example: Proffesor Mcgonagall chopped up the onions for the salad.
  • clean bill of health: if a person has a clean bill of health, they have a report or certificate declaring that their health is satisfactory.
    • Example: All candidates for the position must produce a clean bill of health, said Dumbledore.
  • cut back: to eat/drink less of a particualr thing or food group.
    • Example: Hermione is lactose intolerant and she had to cut back on diary.
  • cut out: to form shape by cutting.
    • Example: After preparing the dough Rowena cut out the cookies using cutter of different shapes.
  • cut up: to cut into pieces.
    • Example: Luc Millefuille cut up the pie into equal pieces
  • dish: food prepared in a articular way as part of a meal.
    • Example: Mrs Weasley's favourite dish is Molly's meat pies. 
  • eat out: to eat outside your home, especially in a restaurant.
    • Example: Since Ron and Hermione felt in love, they eat out at least once a week and every time they choose a different restaurant.
  • eat up: to eat all the food that you have been given, to eat until everything is finished.
    • Example: Harry, eat up. I don't want you to leave out broccoli again, it is good for you.-said Dudley Dursley.
  • fit as a fiddle: a person who is as fit as a fiddle is in an excellent state of health or physical condition.
    • Example: Lord Voldemort was not as fit as a fiddle.
  • food: something that people and animals eat, or plants absorb, to keep them alive.
    • Example: There is lots of food and drink at the party, said Hermione.
  • food for thought: something worth seriously thinking about or considering.
    • Example: Albus Dumbledore's adviser gave him some food for thought about money manegement.
  • full of beans: a person who is full of beans is lively, active and healthy.
    • Example: Harry Potter was always full of beans.
  • grab a bite to eat: to get something to eat (usually quickly).
    • Example: Draco Malfoy grabbed a bite to eat before he left Hogwarts.
  • half-baked: a half-baked idea has not been properly thought out.
    • Example: This new half-baked plan is going to fail, just like the last one.- said Ron Weasley.
  • have egg on one's face: to be embarrased or appear stupid because of something that you have done.
    • Example: Hermione had egg on her face when she tried to face on her own the troll.
  • meal: an occasion when food is eaten, or the food which is eaten on such occasion.
    • Example: You must come round for a meal sometime, said Hagrid.
  • pick at: to unwillingly eat only a small amount of food beacuse you are feeling sick, not hungry or don't like the food.
    • Example: This afternoon Dobby picked at his food, because he was feeling sick and could hardly keep anything down.
  • pick (sth) up: to collect something from another place.
    • Example: Harry went to Molly's house to pick up some food.
  • pig out: to eat a lot of food.
    • Example: Hagrid is on a diet, but he always pigs out on her cheat days.
  • take something with a grain/pinch of salt: to understand that something may not be completely true or accurate.
    • Example: Harry always takes whatever Draco says with a grain of salt.
  • whip up: to prepare a meal very quickly.
    • Example: I had surprise visitors yesterday, dementors, but I managed to whip up a light meal.
  • Work out: it means exercise.
    • Example: Working out is the best option to get fit Ron, said Harry.
  • work off: is a special phrasal verb used to describe doing exercise to lose the weight or extra calories you gained by eating food.
    • Example: After Chritmas time Hagrid had to work off to lose the weight he gained.
  • warm up: to do light or easy exercise in preparation for more intense exercise later.
    • Example: Before chasing horrocruxes, Ron, Harry and Hermione had to warm up by running to avoid some injuries.
What about proving your knowledge? Let's do it!! Challenge accepted?


Reference list:
-Vocabulary to talk about education (n.d). Retrieved December 27, 2018, fromhttps://www.ifluentenglish.com/lessonblog/30foodrelatedidioms
Brook-Hart, G., (2011). Complete First Certificate for Spanish Speakers Student's Book without Answers with CD-ROM. Cambridge University Press, 40.

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