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Food idioms Health
be full of beans addictive /əˌdɪktɪv
/ˌbiː ˌfʊl əv ˈbiːnz/
(informal) behaviour bɪˈheɪvjə(r)/

be out to lunch burn calories /ˌbɜːn ˈkæləriz,

/ˌbiː ˌaʊt tə ˈlʌntʃ/
(informal) / fat ˈfæt/

butter sb up /ˌbʌtə(r) … ˈʌp/ calorific

/kæləˌrɪfɪk
breakdown
couch potato ˈbreɪkdaʊn/
/ˈkaʊtʃ pəˌteɪtəʊ/ (of a meal)
(informal)
cholesterol /kəˈlestərɒl/
have a lot on your /ˌhæv ə ˌlɒt ˌɒn jɔː
plate (informal) ˈpleɪt/ compulsive over- /kəmˌpʌlsɪv
eater ˌəʊvər ˈiːtə(r)/
in a nutshell /ˌɪn ə ˈnʌtʃel/
consumption /kənˈsʌmpʃn/
pay sb peanuts
/ˌpeɪ … ˈpiːnʌts/
(informal) control your
/kənˌtrəʊl jɔː ˈblʌd
blood sugar
pie in the sky ˌʃʊgə ˌlevlz/
/ˌpaɪ ˌɪn ðə ˈskaɪ/ levels
(informal)
craving (for /ˌkreɪvɪŋ (fə
spill the beans chocolate, ˈtʃɒklət, fər
/ˌspɪl ðə ˈbiːnz/
(informal) alcohol, etc.) / ˈælkəhɒl),
food craving ˈfuːd ˌkreɪvɪŋ/
daily intake /ˌdeɪli ˌɪnteɪk əv
of calories ˈkæləriz/

dangerously /ˌdeɪndʒərəsli
overweight əʊvəˈweɪt/

eating disorder /ˈiːtɪŋ dɪsˌɔːdə(r)/

energy imbalance /ˈenədʒi ɪmˌbæləns/

fat cell /ˈfæt ˌsel/

health-conscious /ˈhelθ ˌkɒnʃəs/

low-carb diet /ˌləʊ ˌkɑːb ˈdaɪət/

national epidemic /ˌnæʃnəl epɪˈdemɪk/

obese /əʊˈbiːs/

obesity /əʊˈbiːsəti/

portion size /ˈpɔːʃn ˌsaɪz/

sedentary
/ˌsedntri ˈlaɪfstaɪl/
lifestyle

self-image /ˌself ˈɪmɪdʒ/

sufferer (of
/ˈsʌfərə(r)/
diabetes, etc.)

unhealthy
obsession /ʌnˌhelθi əbˈseʃn/
(with sth)

weight gain / loss /ˈweɪt ˌgeɪn, ˌlɒs/

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