to eat something quickly and greedily, often with little regard to manners or etiquette
Solutions - Advanced - Unit 9 - 9F
Here you will find the vocabulary from Unit 9 - 9F in the Solutions Advanced coursebook, such as "gobble up", "stow away", "die down", etc.
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to gobble up
[verb]
Ex:
The
dog
gobbled up
his
dinner
in
seconds
.
to come out
[verb]
to be published, released, or made available to the public
Ex:
The
movie
premiere
is
tonight
,
and
I
ca
n't
wait
for
it
to
come out
.
to die down
[verb]
to gradually decrease in intensity, volume, or activity
Ex:
The
protest
outside
the
government building
showed
no
signs
of
dying down
,
despite
heavy
rain
.
to go by
[verb]
to pass a certain point in time
Ex:
Time
seemed
to
go by
faster
during
our
vacation
.
to set up
[verb]
to establish a fresh entity, such as a company, system, or organization
Ex:
They
decided
to
set up
a
foundation
for
environmental
conservation
.
to bring up
[verb]
to look after a child until they reach maturity
Ex:
As
a
single parent
,
she
worked
hard
to
bring up
her
son
.
to stow away
[verb]
to hide oneself on a vehicle or vessel, such as a ship, airplane, or train, without permission or payment of fare
Ex:
Seeking
adventure
,
the
young
explorers
decided
to
stow away
on
a
pirate ship
in
their
favorite
story
.