Phrasal verb 8

Whip up

To produce or prepare (a meal) very quickly.

Toni loves cooking so every day he whips up a delicious supper for his wife and kids.

Pig out

To eat a lot of food at one time.

Jamie had been on a diet all week, so during the weekend he pigged out on fast food.

Chop up

To cut into pieces, usually with several sharp blows.

If you want to help me, please chop these vegetables for the stew up.

Warm up

To become warm or to make (someone or something)

If you’re hungry, warm up the leftovers in the microwave.

Cut out

To stop doing (something)

My Dad has very high cholesterol, so he has cut out eggs and dairy from his diet.

Eat out

To eat away from home, usually in a restaurant

When I don’t want to cook, my friend and Ieat outat a restaurant.

Boil down

To reduce a liquid by cooking to a thick sauce

She boiled down the sauce to make it more flavorsome.

Snap something up

To buy something eagerly or quickly

All the tickets for the show were snapped up in minutes.

Sell out

To sell all of something

"The shop sold out its stock of that video game after just one day!