In English, food has a wide range of uses, which you can’t imagine!
For example, "corn" is used to describe a person who is "disgusting"; And "Pippi" is "unreliable"; There is also the American favorite "beef", which can be used when you are "unhappy" with someone.
Come and study!
Corn, cheese = disgusting
Corn and cheese are both delicious. But it’s not a good thing to add a y after it and become corny and cheesy.
Corny said it was disgusting and bloody; Cheesy means disgusting and melodramatic; ?
I do like eating cheese, but I don’t like cheesy things.
I like cheese very much, but I don’t like cheesy things.
How to use it?
A cheesy/corny person: A person often says disgusting things, or uses the old-fashioned line pick up hot chicks. Give them to him.
A cheesy/corny song, movie, TV show: disgusting love songs, movies and TV shows with bloody plots can all be described by these two words.
Bread and butter = bring home the bacon
Bread and butter can be said to be the staple food on the American table, so bread and butter also symbolizes a person’s work, rice bowl and the meaning of bringing home the bacon in English.
Bread and butter: basic means of subsistence; livelihood
Bread is North Americans’ staple/staple food.
Bread is the staple food of North Americans.
For us, bread is money.
For us, bread is money.
How to use it?
The person who makes money to support the family is the breadwinner: the person who makes money to support his family is called "bread winner". ? ?
Now, most homes have two bread winners: Now, most couples are both bread winners. ? ?
Your profession is also called Your bread and butter: Your occupation and career are your bread and butter, which is called "Bread and Butter" in English. ? ?
Podcasting is my bread and butter.
Making podcasts is my job.
In addition to the rice bowl, bread can also describe pregnant expectant mothers.
She has a bun in the oven: She is pregnant (literally, there is bread in the oven).
Bun: Soft bread, hamburgers and hot dogs are called hamburger bun, hot dog bun.
Crispy pie = unreliable person
Used to describe apple pie and barbecued pork, flaky is definitely a good quality, indicating that the pie skin is crisp and crisp.
But when used to describe people, flaky is a derogatory term, meaning unreliable, unreliable, and not keeping his word.
In dessert, it’s a good quality: it’s a good thing that desserts are flaky.
But in people, flakiness is n’t something desirable: it is not a good thing that a person is unreliable.
A flaky person is not dependent or trustworthy: if a person is "flaky", it means unreliable and unreliable.
Maybe their mind is somewhere else; They can’t focus: the first layer means that this person may be absent-minded and mindless.
A flaky person is like to break an appointment or a promise: unreliable people may break their promises and break their promises.
They don’t deliver what they promised: they don’t do what they say.
How to use it?
I love eating flaky pie crust: I like crispy pie best. ? ?
He is so flaky. Don’t trust him: This man is very unreliable. Don’t trust him. ? ?
He flaked out on me again.
Vanilla = boring, silly and sweet
Do you like vanilla ice cream?
Or do you think this taste is boring? Yes, vanilla has this extended meaning.
Some people love vanilla, but some find it very boring: Some people like vanilla taste, while others think it is not delicious.
Vanilla, as an adjective, means plain and boring: when used as an adjective, vanilla means plain and boring, (that is, what we call "silly and sweet"! )
How to use it?
He’s so vanilla: He is very boring and uninteresting. ?
It’s mostly used for people: this word is usually used to describe people.
Beef = spit, uncomfortable
Yes, that’s what beef means.
But at this time, usually uncountable beef is preceded by an a, I have a beef with someone.
If you have a beef with someone or a company, it means you have a problem with them: this statement means that you are dissatisfied with a person or a company, have grievances and want to vomit.
How to use it?
You have a beef with me? Do you have a problem with me? ? ?
Yes, I do have a beef with you: Yes, I just have a problem with you.
This statement is very colloquial. If you type, it will be corrected automatically by auto correct, and the "A" will be removed.
Last but not least, meat = the point
Finally, talk about "meat". Meat is usually the main course in western food, so the abstract concept, meat, refers to the most core and key part.
How to use it?
Let’s get to the meat of the issue: to the core of the problem.
The meat of the story: the focus of the story
Finally, there is another saying ↓↓↓
Nut: nuts
Nutsell: shell
In a nutshell: in a word, in a word
In a nutshell, there’re many interesting and useful food-related expressions in English: In short, there are many interesting and useful food slang and expressions in English.
Can these words describe people you know today?
Do you know someone flaky?
Do you know someone vanilla?
Do you have a beef with someone?
(Source: Kaiyi English Editor: Julie)