Learn English Phrasal Verbs about Restaurants and Eating- Food Phrasal Verbs

Hello students. Today’s video is phrasal verbs  about restaurants. My name is Danny and welcome  

to the December phrasal verbs challenge. In this lesson, I will introduce several  

phrasal verbs about cooking and eating  with the meaning of each phrasal verb.  

After each phrasal verb you will learn  small parts of an English conversation.  

At the end of the lesson, we will put  the conversation parts together to reveal  

the full conversation. Please like,  subscribe, or follow, and share this video. 

The phrasal verbs we’ll study are: Eat Out, Try  Out, Cut back and Cut down, Chow Down, and Sop Up 

Let’s get started: The first phrasal verb is one many people know  

eat out; I’ll also explain the phrase eat  in. Eat out means to go out (of your home)  

to eat somewhere, like a restaurant. For example,  I didn’t feel like cooking yesterday, so I ate  

out at a new restaurant. Eat in is the opposite.  Eat in means to eat a meal at your home. Here’s  

an example of a short conversation. Danny: Hey Sarah. What do you want to do for  

dinner? Do you want to eat in or eat out? Sarah: Hmmmm. Let’s eat out.

The next phrasal verb is try out. Try out  means to try something new or different.  

To try something you haven’t tried before. I  can’t wait to try out the new French restaurant.  

Here’s an example of a short conversation. Danny: Ok, Do you want to try out the  

new Indian food restaurant in downtown? Sarah: Sure, I love Indian food. Let’s try it out.

The next phrasal verb is cut back and cut  down. Cut back means to do less of something.  

Cut down has a similar meaning. To consume less  of something like a kind of food. For example,  

I am gaining weight I need to cut back on eating  bread. Here’s an example of a short conversation.

Danny: Do you want to order bread with the curry? Sarah: I really shouldn’t have bread because I  

have been gaining weight. I want to cut back  on eating bread. I guess a little is ok,  

I can cut back on bread later. Haha! The next phrasal verb is chow down.  

Chow down means to eat something quickly.  

This is a more informal phrasal verb. This  burger looks delicious. I’m going to chow down on  

it. Here’s an example of a short conversation. Sarah: Wow. Our curry has arrived, and it looks  

delicious. I going to really chow down on it. Danny: Yes, I agree! Let’s chow down. Hahahehe

The last phrasal verb is sop up. Sop  up means to absorb liquid or moisture  

into something. For example, I can sop  up the last of my soup with this bread.  

Here’s an example of a short conversation. Sarah: That was delicious Danny. It looks like  

you still have some curry left on your plate.  You should sop the curry up with your bread. 

Danny: Thanks for the suggestion. That will  be a wonderful end to a delicious meal.

We studied: Eat Out, Try  Out, Cut back and Cut down,  

Chow Down, and Sop Up Now let’s study the full conversation. 

Danny: Hey Sarah. What do you want to do for  dinner? Do you want to eat in or eat out? 

Sarah: Hmmmm. Let’s eat out. Danny: Ok, Do you want to try out the  

new Indian food restaurant in downtown? Sarah: Sure, I love Indian food.  

Let’s try out the new restaurant. Danny:  Do you want to order bread with the curry? 

Sarah: I really shouldn’t have bread  because I have been gaining weight.  

I guess a little is ok, I can  cut back on bread later. Haha! 

The next phrasal verb is chow down. Chow  down means to eat something quickly. This  

is a more informal phrasal verb. This burger  looks delicious. I’m going to chow down on  

it. Here’s an example of a short conversation. Sarah: Wow. Our curry has arrived, and it looks  

delicious. I going to really chow down on it. Danny: Yes, I agree! Let’s chow down. Hahahehe 

Sarah: That was delicious Danny. It looks like  you still have some curry left on your plate.  

You should sop the curry up with your bread. Danny: Thanks for the suggestion. That  

will be a wonderful end to a delicious meal. What restaurant phrasal verbs can you think of?  

Post them in the comments section. Please like, subscribe, or follow, and share  

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