Dave's ESL Cafe's Student Discussion Forums

[stevenukd]

Dear Teachers,

1. A: Would you like a few minutes before I take your order?
B: No, I�m just a meat � and � potatoes guy. So I�ll have a filet mignon and a baked potato.

- �I�m just a meat � and � potatoes guy� means �I�m the guy who just likes eating meat and potato�, right?

2. Would you like your steak rare, medium, or well done? Or if you prefer, we can butterfly it for you.

- I remember �butterfly� is a noun, not a verb, right? If not, what does it mean here?

Thanks a lot to Teachers,

Stevenukd

[asterix]

You butterfly a steak if you lay it flat on a board and cut it horizontally almost all the way through. then you open it up and lay it down flat to cook it. It's like opening a book and laying it face down on a table.
I think it's a Japanese idea originally.
You can't really butterfly a filet mignon, by the way, because then it is no longer a filet mignon.

A meat and potatoes kind of guy is someone who prefers plain food.