Eating: Phrasal verbs with Georgie 🍔

Hello, I'm Georgie from BBC Learning English, and  I'm excited because in this video we're talking  

about eating and learning some phrasal verbs  related to 'eating'. Let's start with snacks.

If you 'snack on something', 'you eat small  amounts of something between meals'. You  

wouldn't usually 'snack on' a burger, but you  could 'snack on' some biscuits or some fruit.

'They're snacking on some crisps on the plane.'

'munching on something' is similar to  'snacking on something'. It's 'eating  

snacks in a casual way, but it has  an added element of being noisy',  

maybe because you're eating something  crunchy like an apple or some crisps.

'She is munching on an apple.'

'dig in' and 'tuck in' are similar and can be  used interchangeably. They mean 'to start eating  

excitedly or enthusiastically'. They're often  used to give people permission to start eating.

'Everyone got their plates, okay? Dig in!'

'The food smelled delicious.  They couldn't wait to tuck in.'

'The boy is already tucking in.'

'eat up' or 'eat something up' is a  phrasal verb that's mostly used as  

an imperative to tell someone what to do. It  means 'to finish everything on your plate.'

'Eat up! You've got a big day  tomorrow; you'll need the energy.'

'You'd better eat up all your  vegetables before you leave the table.'

Now, 'pig out' might be obvious if you  think about it. We think about pigs  

eating a lot of food, and that's exactly  what it means. It suggests 'you're eating  

more than you need, but that's kind of the point'.

'After the long hike, she  pigged out on sugary donuts.'

Finally, 'eat out' means 'eat out'  - 'you eat outside of your home,  

like in a restaurant or a cafe.'

'They had no food in the fridge,  so they decided to eat out.

Yeah, I'm starving! I really fancy  'pigging out' on some choccy.

Remember, don't 'freak out'! Just  'come back' to BBC Learning English  

and we'll 'work on' more phrasal verbs  and how to use them. See you next time!