Collocation
eat lunch
to have lunch; to consume a midday meal
Definition
'eat lunch' is a common English collocation. to have lunch; to consume a midday meal
eat + lunch
“I usually eat lunch at noon.”
Examples
- I eat lunch at my desk when I am busy.
- We eat lunch together on Fridays.
- She eats lunch at 12:30 every day.
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- They ate lunch before the meeting started.
- I am going to eat lunch after my class ends.
- He did not eat lunch because he was not hungry.
- If you eat lunch too late, you might feel tired in the afternoon.
- We should eat lunch near the station so we do not miss the train.
- After hiking for hours, we ate lunch by the lake and watched the ducks.
More verb + nouns
- make progress to improve or move forward toward a goal over time
- start work to begin working, especially at a job or on a task
- make money to earn money; to generate a profit or income
- make a request to ask formally for something, especially through an official process
- do business to conduct commercial activity; to buy, sell, or work with another company professionally