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#Idiom #Cut #Chase
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🆔 @AmEnglish 👇👇👇👇👇
Level: Intermediate~Advanced
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#Idiom #Cut #Chase
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🆔 @AmEnglish 👇👇👇👇👇
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#Idiom #Cut #Chase
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🆔 @AmEnglish 💥
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#Idiom #Cut #Chase
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🆔 @AmEnglish 💥
❤17👍16👏2
Have you taken the IELTS exam before?
Anonymous Poll
8%
Yes. Band 9.0
3%
Yes. Band 8.0/8.5
6%
Yes. Band 7.0/7.5
5%
Yes. Band 6.0/6.5
4%
Less than band 6.0
73%
No. Not yet.
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🌹 Meaning:
To relax; to take time out of one's busy schedule to enjoy or appreciate the beauty of life.
🌻 Example:
Slow down. Stop and smell the roses now and then.
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Level: Elementary~Intermediate
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#Idiom #Stop #Smell #Rose
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🆔 @AmEnglish 🌷🌺🌼💐🌾
To relax; to take time out of one's busy schedule to enjoy or appreciate the beauty of life.
🌻 Example:
Slow down. Stop and smell the roses now and then.
〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰
Level: Elementary~Intermediate
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#Idiom #Stop #Smell #Rose
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🆔 @AmEnglish 🌷🌺🌼💐🌾
❤12👍12
Stop and smell the roses now and then.
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#Idiom #Stop #Smell #Rose
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🆔 @AmEnglish 🌷🌺🌼💐🌾
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#Idiom #Stop #Smell #Rose
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🆔 @AmEnglish 🌷🌺🌼💐🌾
😍14❤8👍4😐3
➖〰➰〰➖ ➰ ➖〰➰〰➖
Level: Intermediate~Advanced
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#Nutrition #Cooking #Cuisine #Dish
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🆔 @AmEnglish 👩🍳 🧑🍳 👨🍳
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#Nutrition #Cooking #Cuisine #Dish
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🆔 @AmEnglish 👩🍳 🧑🍳 👨🍳
❤7👍1
add (verb)
♻️ to put something else in
✔️ Add grated cheese to the white sauce and stir
➖〰➰〰➖
bake (verb)
♻️ to cook in an oven
✔️ I can bake cakes and pies, but I can't bake bread.
➖〰➰〰➖
beat (verb)
♻️ to mix eggs, cream, etc. with a fork, a beater, or a whisk
✔️ To make scrambled eggs, beat the eggs before cooking them.
➖〰➰〰➖
boil (verb)
♻️ to cook in boiling water
✔️ Will you boil the vegetables, or steam them?
➖〰➰〰➖
burn (verb)
♻️ to spoil food by cooking it for too long or at a temperature that's too high
✔️ Please don't burn the toast.
➖〰➰〰➖
carve (verb)
♻️ to cut slices or small pieces from a large piece of cooked meat
✔️ Who'd like to carve the roast chicken?
➖〰➰〰➖ ➰ ➖〰➰〰➖
Level: Intermediate~Advanced
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#Nutrition #Cooking #Cuisine #Dish
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🆔 @AmEnglish 👩🍳🧑🍳👨🍳
♻️ to put something else in
✔️ Add grated cheese to the white sauce and stir
➖〰➰〰➖
bake (verb)
♻️ to cook in an oven
✔️ I can bake cakes and pies, but I can't bake bread.
➖〰➰〰➖
beat (verb)
♻️ to mix eggs, cream, etc. with a fork, a beater, or a whisk
✔️ To make scrambled eggs, beat the eggs before cooking them.
➖〰➰〰➖
boil (verb)
♻️ to cook in boiling water
✔️ Will you boil the vegetables, or steam them?
➖〰➰〰➖
burn (verb)
♻️ to spoil food by cooking it for too long or at a temperature that's too high
✔️ Please don't burn the toast.
➖〰➰〰➖
carve (verb)
♻️ to cut slices or small pieces from a large piece of cooked meat
✔️ Who'd like to carve the roast chicken?
➖〰➰〰➖ ➰ ➖〰➰〰➖
Level: Intermediate~Advanced
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#Nutrition #Cooking #Cuisine #Dish
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🆔 @AmEnglish 👩🍳🧑🍳👨🍳
👍28❤5
➖〰➰〰➖ ➰ ➖〰➰〰➖
Level: Intermediate~Advanced
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#Nutrition #Cooking #Cuisine #Dish
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🆔 @AmEnglish 👩🍳🧑🍳👨🍳
Level: Intermediate~Advanced
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#Nutrition #Cooking #Cuisine #Dish
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🆔 @AmEnglish 👩🍳🧑🍳👨🍳
👍4❤3
chop or chop up (verb)
♻️ to cut into small pieces with a sharp knife
✔️ It's easy to cut yourself when chopping onions, so be careful.
➖〰➰〰➖
cook (verb)
♻️ to prepare food for eating
✔️ What are you cooking for dinner?
➖〰➰〰➖
cookbook or cookery book (noun)
♻️ a book of recipes, often with pictures
✔️ Can I borrow that cookbook with all the Asian recipes?
➖〰➰〰➖
dice (verb)
♻️ to cut food into small cubes or squares
✔️ Dice the carrots and potatoes and add them to the soup.
➖〰➰〰➖
dish (noun)
♻️ food that's cooked in a certain way
✔️ My favourite Indian dish is vegetable curry.
➖〰➰〰➖
fry (verb)
♻️ to cook food in hot oil, butter or fat
✔️ Heat some olive oil in a frying pan and then add the diced tomatoes.
➖〰➰〰➖ ➰ ➖〰➰〰➖
Level: Intermediate~Advanced
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#Nutrition #Cooking #Cuisine #Dish
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🆔 @AmEnglish 👩🍳🧑🍳👨🍳
♻️ to cut into small pieces with a sharp knife
✔️ It's easy to cut yourself when chopping onions, so be careful.
➖〰➰〰➖
cook (verb)
♻️ to prepare food for eating
✔️ What are you cooking for dinner?
➖〰➰〰➖
cookbook or cookery book (noun)
♻️ a book of recipes, often with pictures
✔️ Can I borrow that cookbook with all the Asian recipes?
➖〰➰〰➖
dice (verb)
♻️ to cut food into small cubes or squares
✔️ Dice the carrots and potatoes and add them to the soup.
➖〰➰〰➖
dish (noun)
♻️ food that's cooked in a certain way
✔️ My favourite Indian dish is vegetable curry.
➖〰➰〰➖
fry (verb)
♻️ to cook food in hot oil, butter or fat
✔️ Heat some olive oil in a frying pan and then add the diced tomatoes.
➖〰➰〰➖ ➰ ➖〰➰〰➖
Level: Intermediate~Advanced
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#Nutrition #Cooking #Cuisine #Dish
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🆔 @AmEnglish 👩🍳🧑🍳👨🍳
👍13❤9😐3
➖〰➰〰➖ ➰ ➖〰➰〰➖
Level: Intermediate~Advanced
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#Nutrition #Cooking #Cuisine #Dish
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🆔 @AmEnglish 👩🍳🧑🍳👨🍳
Level: Intermediate~Advanced
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#Nutrition #Cooking #Cuisine #Dish
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🆔 @AmEnglish 👩🍳🧑🍳👨🍳
👍4❤2
grate (verb)
♻️ to cut tiny slices from cheese, vegetables, chocolate, etc. with a grater
✔️ Grate half a cup of cheese and sprinkle it on top.
➖〰➰〰➖
grease (verb)
♻️ to rub butter or oil onto a baking pan or dish to stop food from sticking
✔️ Should I grease the cake tin with butter or oil?
➖〰➰〰➖
grill (also US "broil") (verb)
♻️ to cook directly over or under a very hot gas flame or electric element
✔️ Is the fish grilled under a gas grill or an electric grill?
➖〰➰〰➖
herb (noun)
♻️ a plant used for adding flavour to food
✔️ Good cooks always know which herbs to use.
➖〰➰〰➖
ingredient (noun)
♻️ any food, liquid, herb or spice that's used to make a particular dish
✔️ Chilli and fish sauce are basic ingredients in many Thai dishes.
➖〰➰〰➖
mash (verb)
♻️ to crush food like cooked potato until it's a smooth mass
✔️ Could you mash the potatoes, please?
➖〰➰〰➖ ➰ ➖〰➰〰➖
Level: Intermediate~Advanced
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#Nutrition #Cooking #Cuisine #Dish
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🆔 @AmEnglish 👩🍳🧑🍳👨🍳
♻️ to cut tiny slices from cheese, vegetables, chocolate, etc. with a grater
✔️ Grate half a cup of cheese and sprinkle it on top.
➖〰➰〰➖
grease (verb)
♻️ to rub butter or oil onto a baking pan or dish to stop food from sticking
✔️ Should I grease the cake tin with butter or oil?
➖〰➰〰➖
grill (also US "broil") (verb)
♻️ to cook directly over or under a very hot gas flame or electric element
✔️ Is the fish grilled under a gas grill or an electric grill?
➖〰➰〰➖
herb (noun)
♻️ a plant used for adding flavour to food
✔️ Good cooks always know which herbs to use.
➖〰➰〰➖
ingredient (noun)
♻️ any food, liquid, herb or spice that's used to make a particular dish
✔️ Chilli and fish sauce are basic ingredients in many Thai dishes.
➖〰➰〰➖
mash (verb)
♻️ to crush food like cooked potato until it's a smooth mass
✔️ Could you mash the potatoes, please?
➖〰➰〰➖ ➰ ➖〰➰〰➖
Level: Intermediate~Advanced
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#Nutrition #Cooking #Cuisine #Dish
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🆔 @AmEnglish 👩🍳🧑🍳👨🍳
👍14❤10
➖〰➰〰➖ ➰ ➖〰➰〰➖
Level: Intermediate~Advanced
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#Nutrition #Cooking #Cuisine #Dish
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🆔 @AmEnglish 👩🍳🧑🍳👨🍳
Level: Intermediate~Advanced
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#Nutrition #Cooking #Cuisine #Dish
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🆔 @AmEnglish 👩🍳🧑🍳👨🍳
❤8👍3
melt (verb)
♻️ to turn a solid substance into a liquid by heating
✔️ Melt some butter in a saucepan and then add the flour.
➖〰➰〰➖
mix (verb)
♻️ to combine two or more substances
✔️ The flour is mixed with a little oil and warm water to make a dough.
➖〰➰〰➖
peel (verb)
♻️ to take or cut the skin off a vegetable or fruit
✔️ I get juice all over my fingers if I peel an orange.
➖〰➰〰➖
pinch (noun)
♻️ a very small amount of something like salt or ground spice
✔️ Add a pinch of salt to the water before boiling vegetables.
➖〰➰〰➖
preheat (verb)
♻️ to turn on and heat an oven or grill before cooking
✔️ It's important to preheat your oven before baking scones.
➖〰➰〰➖
prepare (verb)
♻️ to make food ready for cooking or eating
✔️ It takes an hour or more to prepare this dish.
➖〰➰〰➖ ➰ ➖〰➰〰➖
Level: Intermediate~Advanced
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#Nutrition #Cooking #Cuisine #Dish
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🆔 @AmEnglish 👩🍳🧑🍳👨🍳
♻️ to turn a solid substance into a liquid by heating
✔️ Melt some butter in a saucepan and then add the flour.
➖〰➰〰➖
mix (verb)
♻️ to combine two or more substances
✔️ The flour is mixed with a little oil and warm water to make a dough.
➖〰➰〰➖
peel (verb)
♻️ to take or cut the skin off a vegetable or fruit
✔️ I get juice all over my fingers if I peel an orange.
➖〰➰〰➖
pinch (noun)
♻️ a very small amount of something like salt or ground spice
✔️ Add a pinch of salt to the water before boiling vegetables.
➖〰➰〰➖
preheat (verb)
♻️ to turn on and heat an oven or grill before cooking
✔️ It's important to preheat your oven before baking scones.
➖〰➰〰➖
prepare (verb)
♻️ to make food ready for cooking or eating
✔️ It takes an hour or more to prepare this dish.
➖〰➰〰➖ ➰ ➖〰➰〰➖
Level: Intermediate~Advanced
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#Nutrition #Cooking #Cuisine #Dish
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🆔 @AmEnglish 👩🍳🧑🍳👨🍳
👍19❤6
➖〰➰〰➖ ➰ ➖〰➰〰➖
Level: Intermediate~Advanced
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#Nutrition #Cooking #Cuisine #Dish
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🆔 @AmEnglish 👩🍳🧑🍳👨🍳
Level: Intermediate~Advanced
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#Nutrition #Cooking #Cuisine #Dish
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🆔 @AmEnglish 👩🍳🧑🍳👨🍳
❤7👍2👌1
recipe (noun)
♻️ a list of ingredients and instructions for cooking a particular dish
✔️ My grandmother gave me this recipe for apple pie.
➖〰➰〰➖
roast (verb)
♻️ to cook foods like meat and vegetables in an oven
✔️ Why don't we roast some vegetables as well?
➖〰➰〰➖
sauté (verb)
♻️ to fry quickly in hot oil or fat
✔️ To begin, sauté the onions and garlic in a saucepan.
➖〰➰〰➖
serve (verb)
♻️ to give someone food that's been prepared or a drink
✔️ Make sure the food's still hot when you serve it.
➖〰➰〰➖
spice (noun)
♻️ a plant part, often ground into a powder, that adds flavour to a dish
✔️ Which spices did you add to this sauce?
➖〰➰〰➖
sprinkle (verb)
♻️ to add a few drops of liquid or a substance like salt or pepper by shaking a container or by using your fingers
✔️ Why do you sprinkle so much salt on everything?
➖〰➰〰➖ ➰ ➖〰➰〰➖
Level: Intermediate~Advanced
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#Nutrition #Cooking #Cuisine #Dish
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🆔 @AmEnglish 👩🍳🧑🍳👨🍳
♻️ a list of ingredients and instructions for cooking a particular dish
✔️ My grandmother gave me this recipe for apple pie.
➖〰➰〰➖
roast (verb)
♻️ to cook foods like meat and vegetables in an oven
✔️ Why don't we roast some vegetables as well?
➖〰➰〰➖
sauté (verb)
♻️ to fry quickly in hot oil or fat
✔️ To begin, sauté the onions and garlic in a saucepan.
➖〰➰〰➖
serve (verb)
♻️ to give someone food that's been prepared or a drink
✔️ Make sure the food's still hot when you serve it.
➖〰➰〰➖
spice (noun)
♻️ a plant part, often ground into a powder, that adds flavour to a dish
✔️ Which spices did you add to this sauce?
➖〰➰〰➖
sprinkle (verb)
♻️ to add a few drops of liquid or a substance like salt or pepper by shaking a container or by using your fingers
✔️ Why do you sprinkle so much salt on everything?
➖〰➰〰➖ ➰ ➖〰➰〰➖
Level: Intermediate~Advanced
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#Nutrition #Cooking #Cuisine #Dish
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🆔 @AmEnglish 👩🍳🧑🍳👨🍳
👍27❤8
➖〰➰〰➖ ➰ ➖〰➰〰➖
Level: Intermediate~Advanced
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#Nutrition #Cooking #Cuisine #Dish
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🆔 @AmEnglish 👩🍳🧑🍳👨🍳
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#Nutrition #Cooking #Cuisine #Dish
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🆔 @AmEnglish 👩🍳🧑🍳👨🍳
❤7👍4
steam (verb)
♻️ to cook in hot steam from boiling water
✔️ Steaming vegetables destroys fewer nutrients than boiling them.
➖〰➰〰➖
stir (verb)
♻️ to move a spoon or other implement around to mix something
✔️ If you don't stir the sauce enough, it'll be lumpy.
➖〰➰〰➖
stir-fry (verb)
♻️ to fry quickly over a high heat while stirring
✔️ Lots of people stir-fry all kinds of meat and vegetables these days.
➖〰➰〰➖
tablespoon (abbrev: "tbsp") (noun)
♻️ a large spoon used for serving, or the amount of an ingredient that fits in one
✔️ Add a tablespoon of flour to the melted butter and stir.
➖〰➰〰➖
teaspoon (abbrev: "tsp") (noun)
♻️ a small spoon or the amount of an ingredient that fits in one
✔️ You didn't use more than half a teaspoon of chili powder, did you?
➖〰➰〰➖
whisk (verb)
♻️ to mix something very quickly with a whisk
✔️ Break the eggs into a bowl and whisk until smooth.
➖〰➰〰➖ ➰ ➖〰➰〰➖
Level: Intermediate~Advanced
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#Nutrition #Cooking #Cuisine #Dish
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🆔 @AmEnglish 👩🍳🧑🍳👨🍳
♻️ to cook in hot steam from boiling water
✔️ Steaming vegetables destroys fewer nutrients than boiling them.
➖〰➰〰➖
stir (verb)
♻️ to move a spoon or other implement around to mix something
✔️ If you don't stir the sauce enough, it'll be lumpy.
➖〰➰〰➖
stir-fry (verb)
♻️ to fry quickly over a high heat while stirring
✔️ Lots of people stir-fry all kinds of meat and vegetables these days.
➖〰➰〰➖
tablespoon (abbrev: "tbsp") (noun)
♻️ a large spoon used for serving, or the amount of an ingredient that fits in one
✔️ Add a tablespoon of flour to the melted butter and stir.
➖〰➰〰➖
teaspoon (abbrev: "tsp") (noun)
♻️ a small spoon or the amount of an ingredient that fits in one
✔️ You didn't use more than half a teaspoon of chili powder, did you?
➖〰➰〰➖
whisk (verb)
♻️ to mix something very quickly with a whisk
✔️ Break the eggs into a bowl and whisk until smooth.
➖〰➰〰➖ ➰ ➖〰➰〰➖
Level: Intermediate~Advanced
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