English Vocabulary in Use: Advanced Book with Answers and Enhanced eBook Vocabulary Reference and Practice 3rd Edition



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English Vocabulary in Use Advanced by Michael McCarthy Felicity

Food metaphors
Inviting Sophie and her ex-husband to the same party was a
 recipe for disaster. 
[situation sure to lead to]
When asked why he didn’t turn up to the exam, he 
cooked up a story about his kitchen being 
flooded. 
[made up, invented]
The film has 
all the ingredients of a box office hit. 
[all the necessary characteristics]
I’m not going to call him. I’m going to let him 
stew for another few days at least. 
[worry or suffer, 
especially about something you think is that person’s fault; you can also say 
stew in your own juice
]
It’s kind of you to invite me, but ballet isn’t really
 my cup of tea
[not the type of thing that I like]
The police 
grilled the suspect for hours, but eventually let him go. 
[asked a lot of questions]
I’m sure this is going to be another of his 
half-baked schemes that will never come to anything. 
[unrealistic or not thought through properly]
Let’s hire a karaoke machine – that’ll 
spice up the office party. 
[make more lively]
Rick has started hanging around with some 
unsavoury characters. 
[unpleasant, morally offensive]
They started their business with high hopes but things soon 
turned sour
[went wrong]
Let’s go for a coffee and you can tell me all the 
juicy gossip. 
[exciting and interesting]
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Exercises
53
English Vocabulary in Use Advanced
Read the comments and then answer the questions.
I can’t eat curry. It makes me 
come out in red spots.
I always buy coffee that 
gives growers in developing 
countries a decent price.
It worries me that farm 
animals are sometimes 
treated so badly.
I want my food to be 
100% natural.
I can’t be bothered cooking. 
I just buy ready-made meals 
and tins of stuff.
I never buy eggs that come 
from battery farms. They 
have no flavour.

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