Food & eating

feed a crowd

serve many people

To feed a crowd means to make enough food for many people.

B1 very common speech & writing

expression

Hear it in real life

How much rice should I cook?

Make a big pot if you need to feed a crowd.

Play the conversation

This curry is cheap, easy to make, and enough to feed a crowd.

The mistake everyone makes

Not: This dish can feed many crowds.

Say: This dish can feed a crowd.

Use “a crowd” for many people gathered together; “many crowds” means several separate groups.

Build it

How it fits in a sentence.

feed a crowd; feed a large crowd; enough to feed a crowd

Your turn: say it out loud

This curry is cheap, easy to make, and enough to feed a crowd.

Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.

feed a crowd

serve many people

“This curry is cheap, easy to make, and enough to feed a crowd.”

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