#43 Today’s expression
I’m so hungry that I could eat a horse.
CONVERSATION
M : I’m so hungry that I could eat a horse.
-hungry : feeling or displaying the need for food.
-I can eat a horse. : To express the desire to eat a lot of food. Explanation: One explanation is that there is a lot of meat on a horse. Also not many people eat horses, but they would if they are very hungry.
W : Settle down, buddy. It’s almost dinner.
-Settle down : 1 : to become quiet, calm, or orderly (Settle down, children.) (When things settle down here, I'll come for a visit.) 2 : to begin to live a quiet and steady life by getting a regular job, getting married, etc. (They swore they would never settle down and get married.)
M : Do you have anything to snack on?
-snack : eat a snack.
W : Not really. I try to avoid snacking.
-try : make an attempt or effort to do something.
-avoid : keep away from or stop oneself from doing (something).
-snacking : gerund or present participle: snacking : eating a snack.
M : I don’t avoid anything that tastes good.
-taste : have a specified flavor.
W : I can tell...
-I can tell : decide or determine correctly or with certainty. "you can tell they're in love"
M : What is that supposed to mean?
-suppose : assume that something is the case on the basis of evidence or probability but without proof or certain knowledge.
- The thesaurus of synonyms and related words is fully integrated into the dictionary. phrase spoken. used when you are annoyed or offended by something that someone has just said. 'I just assumed you wouldn't know.' 'Well, what's that supposed to mean?'
W : Forget it. I’ll go get some chips at the store.
-Forget : fail to remember.
-chip : a thin slice of food made crisp by being fried, baked, or dried and typically eaten as a snack.
-store : a retail establishment selling items to the public.
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