Food and Drink Action Phrasal Verbs
🔹Chop up
= To cut food into small pieces with a knife.
Example: “Can you chop up the vegetables for the salad?”
✍️Note: Very common in cooking. You can also say “chop the onions up.”
🔹Sip on
= To drink something slowly, taking small amounts at a time.
Example: “She was sipping on her coffee while reading a book.”
✍️Note: Often used for hot drinks (tea, coffee) or when you want to enjoy the drink slowly.
🔹Pour out
= To serve a drink by pouring it from a bottle, jug, or pot into a glass/cup.
Example: “I’ll pour out the tea for everyone.”
✍️Note: Also used for drinks in general: “Pour out the milk.”
🔹Mix up
= To combine ingredients together (usually with a spoon or whisk).
Example: “Mix up the eggs and milk before adding them to the pan.”
✍️Note: Common in baking and cooking. Be careful; “mix up” can also mean “confuse,” but here it’s clearly about food.
🔹Dish out
= To serve food onto plates from a big pot or bowl.
Example: “Mom dished out the soup for the whole family.”
✍️Note: Often used for generous servings of stews, curries, or rice.
🔹Top off
= To fill a glass or cup to the top when it is already partly full.
Example: “Let me top off your coffee.”
✍️Note: Very polite when serving guests. British English often says “top up.”
🔹Slice up
= To cut food into thin, flat pieces (especially bread, meat, or cake).
Example: “Slice up the bread so we can make sandwiches.”
✍️Note: Similar to “chop up,” but usually for flat/thin cuts.
🔹Finish off
= To eat or drink the last part of something.
Example: “He finished off the rest of the orange juice.”
✍️Note: Also used for completing food: “Let’s finish off this cake tonight!”
🔹Eat up
= To eat all of the food on your plate.
Example: “Eat up your dinner before it gets cold!”
✍️Note: Parents often say this to children. It shows encouragement to finish everything.
✍️Extra Useful Information✍️
🔸Most of these are separable (you can put the object in the middle):
→ Chop the onions up
→ Mix the ingredients up
→ Eat your vegetables up
🔸Polite serving phrases you can use together:
“Let me pour out some tea and top off your cup.”
“I’ll dish out the rice — help yourself!”
🔸Common mistakes to avoid:
Don’t say “drink on” → it’s sip on.
Don’t say “cut up” for bread → use slice up.
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• Back off = mundur/jangan ikut campur
• Blow it = gagal krn kesalahan sendiri
• Chill out = santai/tenang
• Crash = numpang tidur
• Cut it out = berhenti dong!
• Deal = kesepakatan/urusan
• Dip = cabut/pergi cepat
• Freak out = panik banget
• Hang out = nongkrong
• Knock it off = udah, berhenti!
• Lay low = ngumpet dulu/jangan mencolok
• No biggie = gak masalah
• Pull it off = berhasil melakukan sesuatu yang sulit
• Snag = dapet sesuatu/tersangkut masalah
• What's up? = ada apa? / gimana kabarnya?
Everybody🆚Somebody🆚Anybody🆚Nobody
These are called indefinite pronouns; they don't refer to a specific person, but to people in general.
🔹Everybody (or Everyone)
= All people; no one is left out.
In the picture: All four people are circled together. It shows the whole group.
Examples:
Everybody loves music. (All people love music.)
Everybody in the class passed the test.
Everyone is welcome to join the party.
✍️Grammar tip: It is singular (even though it means "all people"), so we use singular verbs:
✅Everybody is happy.
❌Everybody are happy.
🔹Somebody (or Someone)
= One unknown or specific person (at least one person exists).
In the picture: Only one person is circled. It shows one particular person.
Examples:
Somebody called you while you were out.
I think someone left their bag here.
Somebody needs to clean this room!
✍️We usually use somebody/someone in positive sentences when we know (or believe) that a person exists.
🔹Anybody (or Anyone)
= Any person at all (it doesn't matter who). Often used when we are not sure if a person exists or in questions and negative sentences.
In the picture: Each person is circled separately. It shows "any one of them."
Examples:
Question: Is anybody home? (Is there any person at home?)
Negative: I didn't see anybody at the party.
Positive (with "if"): If anybody calls, please tell me.
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✍️Key difference from "somebody":
Use somebody when you expect or believe the answer is yes.
Use anybody in questions and negatives, or when the answer could be yes or no.
🔹Nobody (or No one)
= No person at all; zero people.
In the picture: All people are crossed out with a red line. It shows none.
Examples:
Nobody likes rainy days.
No one answered the phone.
Nobody knows the answer to that question.
✍️Additional Important Information✍️
Pairs:
Everybody = Everyone
Somebody = Someone
Anybody = Anyone
Nobody = No one
*You can use either form; they mean exactly the same.
✍️Common Mistakes:
Using "anybody" in positive sentences when "somebody" is better:
❌I saw anybody.
✅I saw somebody.
Forgetting singular verb:
❌Everybody are coming.
✅Everybody is coming.
✍️Other similar words:
Everywhere / Somewhere / Anywhere / Nowhere (for places)
Everything / Something / Anything / Nothing (for things)
✍️Polite tip: "Somebody" and "anybody" are more common in everyday spoken English. "Someone" and "anyone" sound a little more formal.
✍️Practice Time!✍️
Try to fill in the blanks:
______ in my family speaks English. (all people)
Did ______ call me today? (any person)
______ broke the window, but I don't know who. (one person)
______ wants to fail the exam. (no person)
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If people say someone or something is "impressive", they mean that they are very good, skillful, or remarkable and make people admire them.
E.g. "Her presentation was so impressive that everyone applauded."
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