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When eating soup, tilt the bowl away from you.

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Sentence

Narrator

When eating soup, tilt the bowl away from you.

Study notes

How to use in different contexts

Giving Advice

When eating soup, remember to tilt the bowl away from yourself to avoid spills.

Describing Habits

I always tilt my soup bowl away from me while eating to prevent making a mess.

Asking About Others

Do you tilt your bowl away from you when eating soup?

Sharing Hypotheticals

If you don't tilt the bowl away, you might spill soup on yourself.

Rephrased versions

Formal

To prevent spillage, incline the soup bowl away from your person during consumption.

Casual

When you eat soup, tip the bowl away from you, so you don't get it all over yourself.

Simpler English

Tilt the bowl away from you when you eat soup.

Phrases to learn

tilt the bowl

To incline or slant the bowl.

away from you

In the opposite direction from oneself.