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Mr. Tom Posted 12 years ago
Vocabulary
Peel the potato/cucumber thick
Hi
Are these natural expressions?
He doesn't know how to peel potatoes thin.
Or
Don't peel the cucumber so thick.
[The intended meaning is: while removing the skin, he also wastes a lot of potato which goes away with the skin.]
Thanks,
Tom
Are these natural expressions?
He doesn't know how to peel potatoes thin.
Or
Don't peel the cucumber so thick.
[The intended meaning is: while removing the skin, he also wastes a lot of potato which goes away with the skin.]
Thanks,
Tom
Top answer
Not natural to my ear, I think using "deep" and "shallow" would probably make more sense to me. "
- Not natural to my ear, I think using "deep" and "shallow" would probably make more sense to me.
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Not natural to my ear, I think using "deep" and "shallow" would probably make more sense to me.
The best option would be to describe as you did at the bottom of your post: "He wastes a lot of the potato when he peels it."
It may work if you say: "He cuts too deeply when he peels the potato." "Make shallower cuts when peeling."
The best option would be to describe as you did at the bottom of your post: "He wastes a lot of the potato when he peels it."
It may work if you say: "He cuts too deeply when he peels the potato." "Make shallower cuts when peeling."
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