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Too full after a big meal B1

The end of a proper feast, when you couldn't possibly eat another bite. Learn the natural British ways to say you're stuffed, to talk about finishing off the food and admitting you've got a sweet tooth anyway.

stuffed — very full after eatingI couldn't manage pudding — I'm absolutely stuffed.

sweet tooth — a love of sweet foodI've got such a sweet tooth — I can never say no to dessert.

polish off — finish all the foodHe polished off the whole packet of biscuits in one sitting.

After Sunday lunch

Host: There's apple crumble for pudding — who's having some?

Guest: Oh, I'm absolutely stuffed, I couldn't manage another thing.

Host: Go on, you polished off the roast easily enough!

Guest: True, and I have got a sweet tooth... maybe a small bit then.

Clearing the table

Liz: Did the kids leave any of that cake?

Tom: Not a crumb — they scoffed the lot in about two minutes.

Liz: Typical. I'm too stuffed to be cross about it anyway.

Tom: Same. Let's not even think about polishing off the leftovers tonight.

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