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In addition to the idioms beginning with CHEESE, Also see BIG CHEESE.
American Heritage Idioms
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noun ADJ. hard | soft | sharp, strong | mild | full-fat, low-fat | grated, melted, toasted | processed | blue, cottage, cream, curd, goat's, smoked | Cheddar, Parmesan, etc. | Dutch, Swiss, etc. QUANT. chunk, crumb, hunk, lump, piece, slice VERB + CHEESE eat, have | make | cut, grate, slice Cut the cheese into cubes. | melt | sprinkle (sth with), top (sth with) Sprinkle the cheese over the beans. Sprinkle the potatoes with grated cheese and grill for a few minutes. CHEESE + NOUN fondue, omelette, roll, sandwich, sauce, souffle | board (= a board on which cheese is cut and served; a selection of cheeses served during a meal) | factory PHRASES bread and cheese, cheese and biscuits, cheese on toast, a selection of cheesesFOOD
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
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cheese phrases a piece/bit of cheese • Would you like a piece of cheese? a slice of cheese • Sue cut six thin slices of cheese. a lump/hunk of cheese (= a large piece ) • We just had bread and a hunk of cheese for lunch. a wedge of cheese (= a piece which is thin at one end and thick at the other ) • I bought a half pound wedge of cheese. bread and cheese • Lunch was bread and cheese. cheese and biscuits • After the meal we had coffee with cheese and biscuits. cheese on toast (= melted cheese on toast ) • Would you like some cheese on toast? adjectives strong • This is one of the strongest French cheeses. mild (= without a strong taste ) • The cheese is mild and creamy. hard cheese • Use a hard cheese such as Cheddar for grating. soft cheese (= that you can spread ) • Camembert is my favourite soft cheese. grated cheese (= that has been cut into many small pieces using a special tool ) • Cover the vegetables with the grated cheese. melted cheese • Nachos are good with melted cheese. goat's cheese (= made from goat's milk ) cream cheese (= a type of soft smooth white cheese ) cottage cheese (= a type of soft white cheese with small lumps in it ) blue cheese (= a type of cheese with blue lines in it and a strong taste ) processed cheese (= with substances added to preserve it ) verbs grate cheese (= cut it into many small pieces using a special tool ) • Would you grate some cheese for me? sprinkle cheese over/on something (= put small pieces of cheese over/on something ) • Sprinkle the cheese over the top. top something with cheese (= put cheese on top of something ) • Top the potatoes with grated cheese. cheese + NOUN a cheese sandwich • I'll make you a cheese sandwich. a cheese omelette • Lunch was a cheese omelette with salad. (a) cheese sauce • I made a cheese sauce to go with the pasta.
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noun milk product: Cheese is made from milk.
Simple Definitions
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cheese sb off [ M ] UK informal to annoy someone • Her attitude to the whole thing really cheeses me off!
Cambridge-Phrasal Verbs