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grab a bite to eat

to go out to eat

something is on someone

to pay for a meal for someone else

leftovers

food from a previous meal that you eat later

tasty

delicious

wash something down

to drink something to help you swallow food; to drink a lot while eating

famished

extremely hungry

to start

as an appetizer

mouth watering

to be really delicious

house specialty

the dish a restaurant specializes in

so hungry one could eat a horse

to be really hungry

cover one’s half

to pay for someone

a doggie bag

the bag that leftovers from a restaurant meal are put in, so you can take the food home with you

skip a meal

to miss a meal

one’s eyes are bigger than one’s stomach

an expression used when somebody wants more food than they can eat

out of this world

amazing

entree

main course

appetizer

food before the main course

pig out

to eat too much

starving

to be really hungry

whatever one’s heart desires

anything one wants

go halfers

to split the cost of a meal

treat someone

to pay for a meal for someone else

grab a bite to eat

something is on someone

leftovers

tasty

wash something down

famished

to start

mouth watering

house specialty

so hungry one could eat a horse

cover one’s half

a doggie bag

skip a meal

one’s eyes are bigger than one’s stomach

out of this world

entree

appetizer

pig out

starving

whatever one’s heart desires

go halfers

treat someone

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