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The birthday was great, my mother helped me set the table and handed round¹ plates with snacks and salad. My brother poured out² drinks. As anyone needed a refill, he immediately came up and topped up³ their glasses. I served the main dish and all my friends dug in to⁴ pork and mashed potatoes. It was Daisy who didn’t touch her food.

«Why are you picking at⁵ the salad?» my brother asked her.

«Now she’s gonna say she pigged out⁶ on pizza this morning’, her boyfriend said gleefully and winked at him. «She thinks she needs to lose weight. So she has to cut down on⁷ fatty food’.

Soon he polished off⁸ both plates and happily smiled. He said it went well with⁸ the salad, and everyone agreed. I started passing biscuits and gateau round¹⁰ while everyone else went outside to chat and let their dinner digest.

¹ hand/pass smth round – разносить, раздавать ч-л.

² pour out smth – разливать ч-л.

³ top up smth – подливать, доливать ч-л.

⁴ dig in (to) smth – набрасываться на ч-л.

⁵ pick at smth – ковырять (-ся), возить (по тарелке)

⁶ pig out smth – объедаться, обжираться ч-л.

⁷ cut down (on) smth – снижать, уменьшать ч-л. (потребление)

⁸ polish off smth – «вылизывать» ч-л.

⁹ go well with smth – идти, подходить, соответствовать ч-л.

¹⁰ pass smth round – передавать, раздавать ч-л.