Food & eating

enough to feed an army

far too much food

If there is enough food to feed an army, there is far more food than the people present need.

B2 common mostly spoken

expression

Hear it in real life

Should I order another pizza?

No, we already have enough to feed an army.

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We only invited six people, but Dad cooked enough to feed an army.

The mistake everyone makes

Not: Dad cooked enough food feeding an army.

Say: Dad cooked enough food to feed an army.

Use “enough food to feed” to describe how much food there is.

Build it

How it fits in a sentence.

make/cook/prepare enough to feed an army

Your turn: say it out loud

We only invited six people, but Dad cooked enough to feed an army.

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enough to feed an army

far too much food

“We only invited six people, but Dad cooked enough to feed an army.”

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