Everyone uses his or her own special words to show his or her ideas and feelings. Some of these expressions are 1 used for many years. 2 are popular for just a short time. Such an American expression is “Where is the beef?” It is used when something is not as good as it 3 to be. In the early 1980s, “Where is the beef?” was one of 4 expressions in the United States. It seemed as if everyone was using it at that time.
We all know “McDonald’s” was famous for a hamburger made 5 beef. When some businessmen saw it, they opened their own hamburger restaurants. One company called “ 6 ” said its hamburgers were bigger than 7 sold by McDonald’s or anyone else’s. The company began to use the expression “Where is the beef?” to make people 8 that Wendy’s hamburgers were the biggest. The television showed three old women eating hamburgers. The bread 9 covered the meat was very big, but inside there was only a bit of meat. One of the women said she would not eat a hamburger with such a little piece of beef. “Where is the beef?” She shouted in a funny way. The idea for Wendy’s hamburger restaurant was a 10 . As we said, it seemed everyone began using the expression “Where is the beef?”