cheese
US /tʃiz/
noun Target · B2 Ăn uống
Definition
a solid food prepared from the pressed curd of milk
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
He ordered a sandwich with ham and cheese for his lunch.
Collocations
- Easy melt yellow cheddar cheese on toastto melt yellow cheddar cheese on toast, meaning to reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating
- Medium serve an artisanal cheese plate at receptionto serve an artisanal cheese plate at reception, meaning to serve a purpose, role, or function
- Hard smile brightly and say cheese for camerato smile brightly and say cheese for camera, meaning to change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
- Very Hard answer directly to the company big cheeseto answer directly to the company big cheese, meaning to react verbally
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