Thursday, March 10, 2011

Food Idioms

from http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/People+food


food for thought
Fig. something for someone to think about; issues to be considered. Your essay has provided me with some interesting food for thought. My adviser gave me some food for thought about job opportunities.
See also: thought
starve for some food
to be very hungry for something. I am just starved for some fresh peaches. We were starved for dinner by the time we finally got to eat.
See also: somestarve
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

give somebody food for thought
to make someone think seriously about something What you've suggested has certainly given me food for thought.
See also: givethought
Cambridge Idioms Dictionary, 2nd ed. Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2006. Reproduced with permission.

(something) to go
packed or wrapped to take with you I'd like two cheeseburgers to go. The ads say these bars offer complete, balanced nutrition to go.
food for thought
something worth thinking about seriously Thanks for your suggestion - it gave us lots of food for thought.
See also: thought
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Food Idioms

from http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/People+food


food for thought
Fig. something for someone to think about; issues to be considered. Your essay has provided me with some interesting food for thought. My adviser gave me some food for thought about job opportunities.
See also: thought
starve for some food
to be very hungry for something. I am just starved for some fresh peaches. We were starved for dinner by the time we finally got to eat.
See also: somestarve
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

give somebody food for thought
to make someone think seriously about something What you've suggested has certainly given me food for thought.
See also: givethought
Cambridge Idioms Dictionary, 2nd ed. Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2006. Reproduced with permission.

(something) to go
packed or wrapped to take with you I'd like two cheeseburgers to go. The ads say these bars offer complete, balanced nutrition to go.
food for thought
something worth thinking about seriously Thanks for your suggestion - it gave us lots of food for thought.
See also: thought
Cambridge Dictionary of American Idioms Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2006. Reproduced with permission.


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Control Idioms

Control
from http://www.goenglish.com/Idioms/Control.asp

Almost Lost It » 
(almost lost control of one's thoughts, one's feelings, or one's body; almost started laughing; almost vomited...)


Blowing Your Top » 
(getting angry and yelling out of control...)


Bug Out » 
(get upset; lose control...)


Die Laughing » 
(one laughed so violently that one could not control one's actions...)


Flying Off The Handle » 
(getting upset and going out of control...)


Forget Oneself » 
(forget to control one's actions...)


Get A Handle On Something » 
(be able to control it better...)


Have A Handle On Something » 
(have a good understanding and control of that thing...)


Keep A Close Rein On Someone Or Something » 
(control it carefully...)


Out Of Hand » 
(not under control; crazy; fun...)


Spread Like Wildfire » 
(it moved fast and out of control...)


Take Leave Of One’s Senses » 
(not act rationally; not act like oneself; lose control...)


Take The Bull By The Horns » 
(take strong action and gain control of the situation...)

Control Idioms

Control
from http://www.goenglish.com/Idioms/Control.asp

Almost Lost It » 
(almost lost control of one's thoughts, one's feelings, or one's body; almost started laughing; almost vomited...)


Blowing Your Top » 
(getting angry and yelling out of control...)


Bug Out » 
(get upset; lose control...)


Die Laughing » 
(one laughed so violently that one could not control one's actions...)


Flying Off The Handle » 
(getting upset and going out of control...)


Forget Oneself » 
(forget to control one's actions...)


Get A Handle On Something » 
(be able to control it better...)


Have A Handle On Something » 
(have a good understanding and control of that thing...)


Keep A Close Rein On Someone Or Something » 
(control it carefully...)


Out Of Hand » 
(not under control; crazy; fun...)


Spread Like Wildfire » 
(it moved fast and out of control...)


Take Leave Of One’s Senses » 
(not act rationally; not act like oneself; lose control...)


Take The Bull By The Horns » 
(take strong action and gain control of the situation...)

Roots -- Latin -- Exercise

1
letter




carn
liter
dic
fid





2. 
all




omni-
du-
lingu
nat





3. 
hand




man
-cide
sept-
semi-





4. 
thousandth




tri-
magna
milli-
radic





5. 
before




ceed
ante-
verb
-cide





6. 
pour




ann
carn
ego
fus





7. 
water




aqua
e-
scrib
uni-





8. 
two




duo-
trans-
quadru
ego





9. 
to lead




uni-
vok
duc
vit





10. 
meat, flesh




carn
junct
enn
dec





11. 
year




quadr
ir-
ann
verb





12. 
wrong, evil, ill, bad




mal-
ann
semi-
medi





13. 
field, crop production




carn
agr
aqua
fid





14. 
to cut




aqua
inter-
enn
sect





15. 
living, life, live




viv
vers
lud
ver