2024-10-04 Phrasal verbs for eating – Phrasal verbs with Georgie

Introduction

Georgie teaches you some phrasal verbs that can be used to talk about eating. 

Phrasal verbs mentioned

snack on (something)
eat small amounts of something casually, between meals

• She likes to snack on almonds while she works.
• The kids were snacking on biscuits while watching the film.

munch on (something)
eat something casually, usually in a way that makes a crunching sound 

• He’s munching on his apple.
• They munched on popcorn at the cinema.

dig in or tuck in (to something)
start eating excitedly or enthusiastically. Often used to give people permission to start eating

• The food looks delicious — let’s dig in!
• The children tucked into their pancakes with delight.

eat up or eat (something) up
finish all the food on your plate. Often used as an imperative

• 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!

pig out 
eat a lot of food in a greedy way, often more than you need 

• After the long hike, she pigged out on sugary doughnuts.
• We usually pig out on snacks when we have movie nights.

eat out
eat somewhere outside of the home, like a restaurant or cafe 

• I love eating out, but it can be expensive if you do it all the time.
• We’ve got no food in the house, so why don’t we eat out this evening?

TOP TIPS!

• If you see the word ‘something’, it usually means the verb requires an object.
• If ‘something’ is in the middle of the phrasal verb, it means that it can be separated by the object (but doesn’t have to be).
• If ‘something’ is at the end of the phrasal verb, it means it cannot be separated.
• When a pronoun, e.g. him, her, them, is the object of a separable phrasal verb, it must go between the verb and the particle.