{"id":12595,"date":"2019-04-13T15:10:13","date_gmt":"2019-04-13T23:10:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/?p=12595"},"modified":"2023-01-07T08:23:00","modified_gmt":"2023-01-07T16:23:00","slug":"business-english-bep-340-english-idioms-food-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/2019\/04\/13\/business-english-bep-340-english-idioms-food-2\/","title":{"rendered":"BEP 340 &#8211; Business English Idioms: Food Idioms (2)"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-12595-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/bizpod\/BEP340-Food-Idioms2.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/bizpod\/BEP340-Food-Idioms2.mp3\">https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/bizpod\/BEP340-Food-Idioms2.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p><a title=\"Business English Lesson BEP 340 - English Idioms Related to Food (2)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/learningcenter\/Premium2008\/content18\/BEP340POD\/index.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/Business-English-BEP-340-English-Idioms-Food-2-LESSON-600x259.jpg\" alt=\"Business English Pod 340 - English Idioms for Food (2)\" width=\"600\" height=\"259\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-12596\" srcset=\"https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/Business-English-BEP-340-English-Idioms-Food-2-LESSON-600x259.jpg 600w, https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/Business-English-BEP-340-English-Idioms-Food-2-LESSON-300x129.jpg 300w, https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/Business-English-BEP-340-English-Idioms-Food-2-LESSON-768x331.jpg 768w, https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/Business-English-BEP-340-English-Idioms-Food-2-LESSON-200x86.jpg 200w, https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/Business-English-BEP-340-English-Idioms-Food-2-LESSON-400x172.jpg 400w, https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/Business-English-BEP-340-English-Idioms-Food-2-LESSON-800x345.jpg 800w, https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/Business-English-BEP-340-English-Idioms-Food-2-LESSON.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Welcome back to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/\" title=\"Business English\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Business English Pod<\/a>! In today&#8217;s lesson we&#8217;re going to take another look at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/category\/business-idioms\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">English idioms<\/a> related to food.<\/p>\n<p>What do you think when someone says that another person is &#8220;out to lunch?&#8221; Of course, it might mean that the person is actually out of the office, at a restaurant, eating a nice sandwich. But it might have nothing to do with actually eating. &#8220;Out to lunch&#8221; can mean acting crazy, not paying attention, or not understanding reality. In other words, &#8220;out to lunch&#8221; is an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/category\/business-idioms\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">English idiom<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>An idiom is any expression where one thing actually means something else, like when &#8220;out to lunch&#8221; means crazy. English has a huge variety of idioms for every situation. And many of those idioms are related to food. Some are related to meals, like &#8220;to put food on the table&#8221; and &#8220;to sing for your supper.&#8221; And others are related to specific foods, like &#8220;cool as a cucumber&#8221; and &#8220;small potatoes.&#8221; Learning idioms like these is a great way to improve your English. <\/p>\n<p>In today&#8217;s lesson, we&#8217;ll continue listening to a conversation among three colleagues. Jessie has just told Luke and Ben about her idea to start a business. She wants them to consider joining her in the new venture. During their discussion, they use many English idioms related to food.  <\/p>\n<p><strong>Listening Questions<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1.\tAfter saying he likes Jessie&#8217;s idea, what does Ben say he&#8217;s concerned about?<br \/>\n2.\tHow does Luke feel about managing people?<br \/>\n3.\tWhat does Jessie think about the fact that they are always talking about how bad their workplace is?<\/p>\n<p>[tp no_translate=&#8221;y&#8221;]<strong>Premium Members: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/learningcenter\/Premium2008\/content18\/BEP340SN-Food-Idioms2.pdf\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">PDF Transcript<\/span><\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/learningcenter\/Premium2008\/content18\/BEP340QIZ\/presentation.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Quizzes<\/span><\/a> | <a href=\"\/learningcenter\/Premium2008\/content18\/BEP340PC.mp3\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" 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