sniff up
To sniff (something) in; to snort (something); to smell (something).
Food & eating · Ăn uống 746
From street food to feasts — how Vietnamese and English talk about eating.
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snork down
To eat or drink (something) quickly.
soup up
To modify the engine of (a motor vehicle) to give a higher performance than the specifications.
spaghetti up
To spaghetti (make or become tangled).
spice up
To enhance the flavor of something by adding spice to it.
start into
To begin to eat.
stew up
To produce by stewing.
stink up
To cause to stink.
stir up
To arouse or excite (passion or action, etc.).
stoke up
To stoke, to kindle (a fire)
strap on the feedbag
Synonym of put the feedbag on (“to dine; to eat”).
string with
To agree with.
sudden death
A meal of a chicken freshly slaughtered and spatchcocked.
sugar up
To ingest a large amount of sugar, e.g. in candy.
swallow up
To completely enclose or envelop.
sweet as
Wonderful, extremely good.
sweet as candy
Synonym of sweet as pie.
swill up
To consume by swilling.
sơn hào hải vị
choice viands; choice delicacies; luxury gourmet food
Taco Smell
Taco Bell (a chain of fast food restaurants).
take the cake
(US) To be especially good or outstanding. Alternatively (US) To be particularly bad, objectionable, or egregious.
the fewer the better fare
Things are better when fewer people are involved.
the jug goes to the well until it breaks
Even though something can be used well at the moment, it will eventually break down as everything does.
there are plenty of fish in the sea
There are many more potential opportunities available.
there is reason in the roasting of eggs
There is a reason behind even the most odd and seemingly unnecessary actions.
there's more than one way to cook an egg
Synonym of there's more than one way to skin a cat.
there's no accounting for taste
In subjective matters of taste, people have wildly different opinions; disagreements about matters of taste cannot be objectively resolved.
think on
To think about; to meditate concerning.
thịt đỏ và thịt trắng
red meat and white meat
tiger toast
A combination of Vegemite and cheese strips on toast.
toast up
To cook by toasting.
triple seat
To seat three tables in one waiter's area at the same time.
trời đánh tránh bữa ăn
even the Heavenly Lord knows better not to strike at mealtime
tuck into
To eat, especially with gusto.
vitamin D
A dick (“penis”), especially in a sexual context.
warm as toast
Very pleasantly warm.
warm over
To reheat food that was previously cooked.
warm up
To become warmer.
wash down
To help to swallow (something, especially food or a pill) by drinking a liquid.
wash up
To clean the utensils, dishes etc. used in preparing and eating a meal.
what's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander
If something is acceptable for one person, it is acceptable for another (often of the opposite gender).
while the grass grows, the steed starves
In the process of trying to achieve something, one's aspirations may be realized too late.
whip together
To produce quickly by combining things.
whip up
To produce (something) quickly, especially food.
whomp up
To produce quickly, particularly a meal.
wipe up
To dry utensils, dishes etc. that have been washed.
wolf up
To wolf down; to eat voraciously.
you can't make an omelette without breaking eggs
In order to achieve something, it is inevitable and necessary that some mistakes are made or some sacrifices must occur.
ác giả ác báo
what goes around comes around; you reap what you sow; as you sow, so shall you reap.
Ăn miếng trả miếng
Eat one, pay one. Tit for tat .
ăn thùng uống vại
to eat and drink excessively or gluttonously; to have a massive appetite
ăn xổi
to eat food (usually vegetables) that has been pickled or prepared for immediate consumption
bàn bạc
(verb) to discuss; to exchange views (on)
bàn tán
(verb) to discuss (in a widespread and inconclusive way); to debate; to chatter; to jabber
bán chạy
(verb) to sell quickly; to sell well
bánh cuốn
(noun) bánh cuốn (a Vietnamese steamed rice noodle roll similar to cheong fun)
bánh sừng trâu
(noun) a food made of sticky rice wrapped in leaves in the shape of a long triangle
bánh tráng nướng
(noun) a rice paper pizza (but with the sauce typically drizzled on top)
bánh đa cua
(noun) crab red noodle soup, a local dish from Haiphong consisting of red or white rice noodles (bánh đa đỏ hoặc trắng ) and pork-based broth that is topped with a variety of ingredients such as pestled crab meat, fresh herbs, pork balls, chả lụa sausage, or ground meat wrapped with lolot leaves (lá lốt)
bánh đa nướng
(noun) a thick rice cracker (often with peanuts, sesame seeds, tapioca, and mung bean powder mixed in)