conversation 001 I’m a vegetarian A: So, what should we order? I’m so hungry, I could eat a horse. B: Well, I’m a vegetarian. So, I’ll just have a vegetarian set meal. A: What? Really? How long have you being vegetarian for? B: Since the university. I read some books about how we treat animals, I couldn’t eat any meat after that. A: If I don’t eat meat, I don’t feel full. Do you eat eggs or cheese? How about fish? B: I don’t eat fish, but I do eat eggs and cheese. I tried going vegan before, but I couldn’t give up cheese. A: You know, I’m not ready to stop eating meat, but I think I should cut back a bit. B: So, next time we have lunch, let’s go to a vegetarian restaurant. My treat! We are at a restaurant. Very commom phrase Can we change horse to another animal here? No, it is a fixed phrase. Vegetarian eats only meat, vegan don’t wear any animal product. It is very difficult to live like this. I need to cut back on smoking. I need to cut back on beer. How do you use “cut back” in different ways?